Introduction to Chemigrams

Instructor: Bridget Conn

Saturday, June 3rd
10 am - 5 pm (30 minute lunch break)

Pierre Cordier, who invented chemigrams in 1956, claims that they are "most likely, the ultimate adventure of gelatin silver bromide." Learn how to incorporate painting, drawing, and printmaking processes into traditional silver gelatin darkroom paper through the cameraless chemigram process. Instructor Bridget Conn will give an overview of how chemigrams work, demonstrate a variety of tools and methods to explore mark-making, and give guidance on how to achieve control over value, texture, and even color. 

No darkroom experience necessary.

Instructor bio: 

Bridget Conn is a photographic artist who explores the potential of photography as a chemical and physical medium through the creation of chemigrams. Dealing with themes of mark-making, written language, and the challenges of communication, Conn investigates the boundaries of the medium through prints, wall installations, and sculptural works. Her work has been featured in numerous exhibitions across the United States and abroad, as well as in publications such as Lenscratch, The Hand Magazine, and Aeonian Magazine. She received her BFA from Tulane University and her MFA from the University of Georgia. She currently resides in Savannah, GA and is an Associate Professor of Art at Georgia Southern University. 

This workshop is generously sponsored by The Phillip and Edith Leonian Foundation.