Sunday, October 18, 3-3:45pm
Lumens with Sarah Pollman
Lumen refers to a contact-printing process that uses traditional black and white silver-gelatin paper to create colorful prints with sunlight.
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In this demo, learn about how to create these colorful prints at home using everyday materials; how to expose, wash and fix lumens without a darkroom. Pollman will also show examples of lumens made with different processes, and discuss the finer points of exposure and manipulation.
Sarah Pollman is a working artist, independent curator, writer, and educator. Her work merges art and art history, connecting contemporary imaging culture with its historical counterparts. Multi-disciplinary and research-based, her practice investigates the slippery and complex nature of memory, remembering, and the psychology of forgetting in relation to the photographic index. Pollman holds a BFA and MFA from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and Tufts University. She has previously taught courses at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; Tufts University; New England College and Montserrat College of Art. Currently, she is an Affiliated Lecturer at Emerson College.
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