SPRING WORKSHOP Found Images Workshop

PLATFORM centre for photographic + digital arts
Date: Saturday 09 May from 10 - 5PM
Cost: $70 (MEMBERS) OR $85 (NON MEMBERS)
Registration Deadline: Thursday, 07 May 2015
Instructor: Lindsey Bond

Found Images Workshop invites artists of all experience levels to experiment with found imagery in the black + white darkroom and digital workstation. Participants will discuss and explore traditional and current methods to modify and manipulate imagery including: solarization, collage, sandwiching negatives, scanograms, paper negatives and more. Concepts that will be explored include: copyright, power of the owner/viewer, identity, place and slight of hand.

The workshop will begin by discussing found imagery brought in by participants and continue on to examine contemporary artists working with the found image including: Birthe Piontek, William Eakin, Joachim Schmid, Laura St. Pierre and more. The workshop will also take a tour through "Cut-Up", a group exhibition with Lisa Stinner-Kun, Kristan Horton, Ming Hon, and Kelsey Braun exploring the influence of collage on lens-based media, featuring video, performance, installation and photography.

Participants are encouraged to bring in found imagery/objects (analogue or digital). All other materials will be supplied. Please bring a bag lunch.

Instructor: Lindsey Bond is a lens-based artist born in Edmonton, currently based in Winnipeg, Bond received her BFA in Photography from Emily Carr University of Art + Design, and studied Visual Communications at Edinburgh College of Art. Lindsey creates collaborative photographic and video works that explore the starting points of culture and sidelines of community. She works with a documentary ethic that speaks to an intentional combination of research, analogue processes and intuition. Subjects that focus her practice include: contemporary Canadian railway culture, chalk messages in urban space and the bridge as gateway and barrier. Bond’s work has been exhibited across Canada. www.lindseybond.ca

To Register:

Call PLATFORM centre for photographic + digital arts and drop off payment (cash or cheque) during gallery hours, Tuesday through Saturday from 12 - 5PM. Registration is on a first come, first serve basis. Participants must register by Thursday, 07 May at 4PM. Registration is confirmed upon payment in full; fees include the cost of all or most materials. PLATFORM centre for photographic + digital arts. www.platformgallery.org 

Cancellation Policy:

Participants who cancel up to 2 business days prior to workshop will receive a refund minus a $25 administrative fee. PLATFORM centre for photographic + digital arts reserves the right to cancel or reschedule workshops with a full refund.