ONLINE COURSE
Cyanotype: Techniques and Experimental Applications
Cyanotype printing and its magical qualities — developed almost 200 years ago — has come back into the spotlight in recent years. Known for its distinct blue tones, this process is one of the most diverse photographic techniques, accessible to both beginners and devoted enthusiasts. In this comprehensive course designed for photographers and artists eager to explore this process, we’ll dive into the world of cyanotypes with a focus on paper and fabric materials. You’ll learn the skills for working with chemicals, materials, exposure, choosing photographs, and composing prints — as well as post-production and intervention experiments that make each piece of work unique. We will provide a solid understanding of the foundations, and then introduce a collection of alternative possibilities for expanding on your work with techniques such as toning with plant extractions, collage, and painting. Each session brings an assignment for students to practice with, followed by feedback, culminating in a final project. By the end, you’ll have a broader perception of the possibilities of cyanotype and a portfolio showcasing your work.
Daura Campos is a visual artist based in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Her process with 35mm film — using destruction and care — she creates photographic works where each piece is a testament to its resilience. She explores brokenness and healing, creating photographic work that pushes against assumptions of representation and is free to express itself through abstraction.
She has exhibited at Pinakothek der Moderne (Munich), Museum of Art of Pereira (Colombia), Rotterdam Photo (Rotterdam), Experimental Photo Festival (Barcelona), Open Eye Gallery (Liverpool), Gallery 44 (Toronto), and Gallery Kannski (Reykjavík), among others. Her selected awards include a high commendation from the JUST Art Award, a special mention from the Art Vue Foundation Yearly Prize, and a FORGE Fellowship.
Daura teaches alternative processes for StrudelmediaLive.
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Samanta Ortega is a laboratory scientist, photographer, and art educator based in São Paulo, Brazil. Integrating the past, present, and future of the history of photographic processes, she is dedicated to exploring and sharing research on plant-based photographic developers in an experimental approach to film manipulation and studies within photochemistry. By valuing analog photography that is based on the reuse of materials and simplification of processes, she addresses accessible alternatives in spaces with different infrastructures and audiences of a wide age range and levels of knowledge. She has taught at institutions including SESC (Brazil), Pinacoteca de São Bernardo do Campo, and at analog photography festivals and independent cultural spaces focused on film photography throughout Brazil.
Samanta teaches alternative processes for StrudelmediaLive.
