In this workshop the participants are to concentrate on the way we look at things—our perception of reality—and look at everyday life in a different way to tell a story with just three pictures. Using juxtapositions of unlike objects and situations will lead the observer to discover the links between them through personal references and at the same time let imagination create its own geography. The theme of the workshop will be a kind of “pretext” or “support” to talk about photography, in its historical, theoretical and technical aspects. The instructor will also show some of her work as a base for discussion. The first day will focus on theory and discussions. Students will bring their portfolio or series of pictures representative of what they do for a group discussion. Then there will be a presentation of the workshop’s theme: “Illustration of my past, my present and my future, in three images.” Lastly, the group will check cameras, and address technical questions, etc. The second day will focus on personal discussions with each student about his/her project—and also more general discussions about photography. During this time the others students will work on their projects. On the third and fourth days, the following week, students will focus on selection of images and printing. A presentation of all the works and a discussion will follow.
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Graziella Antonini feels her research into realities that appear to be illusions and illusions that evoke reality in her art is closely related to poetry. Her photography accentuates the feeling of “being somewhere else”—where reality is barely differentiated from the imitation. After training at the School of the Applied Arts of Vevey in Switzerland, she worked as a freelance photographer/camera woman in varied fields such as architecture, research and for several documentary films and regional television stations. In addition to teaching photography at the International College of Brillantmont in Lausanne, she has given workshops at Vevey and collaborates regularly with the theater directors Armand Deladoëy in Switzerland and Célia Houdart in Paris.
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