17 August 2024
Contact and Scale
The course Contact and Scale combines different photographic techniques, ranging from the use of large format cameras (8 x 10 inches) to simple photograms. The focus is on the perspective of the scale, the angle of view and the transfer of the subject within a new space. Here displacement and scale play important roles, allowing artists to transfer their analysis of reality into a different space (darkroom or presentation room) – and thus into a different reality. When thinking about the composition, to decide on closeness and distance, the photographer or image-maker already sets initial accents. The situation in which photographs are taken and developed have an influence, both spatial and performative, on the artistic process. What is the relation between a photograph taken with a large-format camera and a photogram? How do plane surfaces and three-dimensionality meet, and what happens in between?
Course leader
Sophie Thun
Target group
Anyone with interest in Photography, darkroom, texts
Course aim
Sophie Thun likes to work in groups, introducing students to new techniques and allowing room for experimental factors. We will read and discuss texts, and watch films.
Fee info
EUR 100: Participation Fee
The fees consist of the enrolment charge of € 100.– (non-refundable) and a course fee which varies according to the length of the course. Students are entitled to the reduced fee on production of a valid confirmation of enrolment at an educational institution for the 2024 summer term as well as SN-Card-holders and members of the Society of Friends of the Summer Academy.
Costs for material used in the courses are not included in the participation fee, and will be charged separately at the beginning of the course.
On acceptance, the enrolment charge of € 100.– should be paid immediately. The course fee must be entered in the Summer Academy account by 30 June 2024.
Payments will be accepted using the following credit cards: Mastercard and Visa
EUR 670: 670 Euro (reduced 495 Euro)