On April 14th, members of the Troubled Archives collective will gather in the studio of collodion master photographer Silvano Magnone. They will experiment with the collodion technique by photographing one another. Conversations about contemporary heroism and societal healing will unfold throughout the process.
Collodion photography was the most used photographic technique in the second half of the nineteenth century. The medium became a part of the Troubled Archives long-term research and artistic work on colonial photography of people. Through their work, which is defined by an active engagement with the public, Troubled Archives questions if reclaiming the collodion process to photograph one another might contribute to healing wounds inflicted by colonial imagery. The collective studies the possibility of healing through the New Hero.in.es project initiated by member and artist Antje Van Wichelen. In the future, more people will be invited to join the process and photograph fellow activists to reflect with the public on what today's hero.in.es can become. How can we engage troubling images of the past into something that we, as artists and as a society, can work with?
Following the workshop, during an exhibition at Moussem portraits of group members and other participants will be shown on 16mm projectors with a sound work by Rokia Bamba. The collective strives to evoke what might become common to the new hero.in.es – fragility, uncertainty, and hopefully humour and love.
On April 14th, members of the Troubled Archives collective will gather in the studio of collodion master photographer Silvano Magnone. They will experiment with the collodion technique by photographing one another. Conversations about contemporary heroism and societal healing will unfold throughout the process.
Collodion photography was the most used photographic technique in the second half of the nineteenth century. The medium became a part of the Troubled Archives long-term research and artistic work on colonial photography of people. Through their work, which is defined by an active engagement with the public, Troubled Archives questions if reclaiming the collodion process to photograph one another might contribute to healing wounds inflicted by colonial imagery. The collective studies the possibility of healing through the New Hero.in.es project initiated by member and artist Antje Van Wichelen. In the future, more people will be invited to join the process and photograph fellow activists to reflect with the public on what today's hero.in.es can become. How can we engage troubling images of the past into something that we, as artists and as a society, can work with?
Following the workshop, during an exhibition at Moussem portraits of group members and other participants will be shown on 16mm projectors with a sound work by Rokia Bamba. The collective strives to evoke what might become common to the new hero.in.es – fragility, uncertainty, and hopefully humour and love.
