Cyanotype Workshop with Ben Felten
Saturday 20 Nov (10am-1pm) @ Artist Workshop, Wong Chuk Hang
Tuesday 23 Nov (7-9pm) @ Blue Lotus Gallery
Price: HK$ 1,800 for full course of 2 sessions [includes all materials]
About The Workshop:
Learn the basics of Cyanotype with Ben Felten. This course gives a hands on practical introduction to Cyanotype printing. Before the second session each participant will choose a photo or image of their own to print.
The three sessions are divided into:
1/ Cyanotype history, technical process combined with practical workshop in studio learning about the materials and making prints
2/ Closing sessions with feedback and advice for future print making and added information
Ben Felten’s project ‘Photosynthesis’ marries content and technique as his double exposures of plants on nudes come to life through blue tones of cyanotype printing. By joining this workshop, you will have the opportunity to learn one of the earliest photographic techniques in history, making your very own handmade cyanotype print which is unique with its own tones and markings.
Ben Felten is a French born photographer living in Hong Kong. He started his photography work 15 years ago shooting jazz musicians in small Parisian clubs. When he moved to Asia in 2014, his work shifted towards street photography using a panoramic film camera. This led him to exploring the more unusual features of film photography, including double exposures. He was also commissioned to illustrate a couple of large format books, Dreamhounds of Paris (2014) and Unknown Armies (2016). This led him to perfecting his portraiture work, and in 2018 the double exposure and portrait threads merged into the Photosynthesis project. This in turn rekindled his love of cyanotype printing which he'd dabbled in 10 years earlier. In 2020, he released a zine of his panoramic street work called Colours of Shanghai.
Benoit Felten, 'Palms on the Back', Hong Kong 2021, Courtesy of Blue Lotus Gallery
Ben Felten藍曬工作坊
費用：全兩節課程HK$1800 [包含所需材料]
關於工作坊： 本課程將由 Ben Felten 針對藍曬技法作實用介紹。每位學員需自行於11月17日前選出一張個人作品進行藍曬打印。
兩節課堂分別教授：
1）藍曬印刷的歷史、技術與過程、印刷前的準備 + 於工作室進行實踐課堂，了解相關器材及物料以進行藍曬打印
2）意見回饋及更多有關藍曬印刷的建議
Ben Felten 的攝影系列《光合作用》利用了藍曬技巧及雙重曝光，將植物與人像的畫面融為一體，在陽光下顯影的藍綠色調的令意象與技術完美結合。通過參加本工作坊，您將會跟 Ben Felten 學習歷史上最早期的攝影技術之一，從而親手製作專屬自己的手工藍曬印刷品。
Ben Felten 的攝影系列《光合作用》利用了藍曬技巧及雙重曝光，將植物與人像的畫面融為一體，在陽光下顯影的藍綠色調的令意象與技術完美結合。通過參加本工作坊，您將會跟 Ben Felten 學習歷史上最早期的攝影技術之一，從而親手製作專屬自己的手工藍曬印刷品。
Ben Felten 是一名生於法國的居港攝影師。他的攝影之旅啟程於15年前，當時他在巴黎的一家小型俱樂部為爵士樂音樂家進行拍攝工作。當他於2014年移居亞洲後，他開始轉向使用菲林相機進行街頭攝影。這使他發掘了菲林攝影的不同面貌，包括重複曝光。他的作品還輯錄於兩本大型書籍：《Dreamhounds of Paris》（2014年）和《Unknown Armies》（2016年）。這使他進一步拓展了自己的人像攝影創作，並於2018年以重複曝光將人像結合於《光合作用》系列當中。這一切反過來重新激發了Felten於十年前曾涉足藍曬法印刷的熱情。 直至2020年，他把一系列全景街頭作品－《Colours of Shanghai》輯印成攝影小誌。
Sponsors:
This workshop is kindly sponsored by Camera Film Photo and Bergger .
Workshop participants will receive a 10% discount voucher on Bergger’s Cyanotype Kit purchases through Camera Film Photo!
本工作坊由Camera Film Photo和Bergger贊助。 參與者均獲得九折優惠券！
Restricted to 8 people per course only, first come first served! Please book here below:
每個課程僅限8人參與，名額先到先得！ 請於以下連結預訂：
