Artwork Documentation: Where does your image live?
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- Jun 25
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Saturday July 12th
1-4pm
Free
Facilitated by: Ruth Skinner
This interactive workshop explores what effective artwork documentation is, where it lives, and how we can use the technologies and locations available to us in creative ways.
In the first third of the workshop, participants will be introduced to the basics of photography (focal length, aperture, shutter speed, ISO) and ad hoc lighting situations. We’ll explore case studies of artwork documentation in different circumstances (“white cube” exhibition, live performance, video documentation, studio installation, and experimental alternatives to gallery installation for documentation). We’ll end by discussing what to be aware of when sharing work on social media and website platforms.
Following this presentation, we’ll use the gallery and surrounding area outside to practice documenting works in a variety of situations. Participants are asked to bring two- or three- dimensional work for documenting. Performance-based artists are asked to be prepared to perform briefly for the sake of live documentation. Bring your smartphone and, if you have one, your digital camera (any kind will be suitable).
In the final third of the workshop, we’ll use the images we’ve made for a demo on image formats, digital file management, and light touch photo editing. We’ll test out photo editing using smartphone software, Adobe Suite (available in FCG’s Collaboratory), and open-source alternatives.
Facilitated by Ruth Skinner who works as an arts administrator, educator, and public programmer in London, Ontario. She is currently a teaching fellow and the Community Engagement and Outreach Coordinator for the School for Advanced Studies in the Arts and Humanities at Western University. Her research, teaching and programming interests include artists' publishing and distribution practices; digital and media literacy; histories and theories of photography; artist-run culture and advocacy in Canada; intersections of art, esotericism & forensics. Ruth has operated as the art imprint Edna Press since 2017, and is part of the Advisory Circle for the newly revitalized Embassy Cultural House.
