Daguereotypie Workshop mit Jerry Spagnoli

-- Kurs findet statt --

Kurs wird in englischer Sprache durchgeführt und hat spezielle Anmeldungsbedingungen (siehe unten)

Kurskosten CHF 1750 (Reservationsgebühr CHF 200 anrechenbar)

Daguerreotype Process

The daguerreotype was the first commercially successful photographic process. This positive, one-of-a-kind image, with its mystic silver mirror effect, has been fascinating since 1839.

Daguerreotype workshops are extremely rare. Due to the great success at the Swiss Camera Museum in Vevey in May 2018, we are inviting Jerry Spagnoli again to Switzerland.

Cameras and equipment will be provided by Peter Michels. Own 4/5″ cameras and lenses may be used too; there will be fitting plateholders available.

This workshop will be conducted in English with German and French translation.

Dieser Workshop findet in englischer Sprache mit deutscher Übersetzung und französischer statt.

LOCATION

Swiss Camera Museum, Grand Place 99, 1800 Vevey

ACCOMENDATION 

not inclusive

DATE

Fri. 30 May – Sat. 31 May 2025, 10:00 – 17:00

Sun. 1 June 2025: Optional practice day

There is a possibility to extend the workshop to 3 days for an additional 350 CHF to gain more practice and coaching; at least 5 participants are required for this to happen.

PROGRAMME

During the first day, you will receive an introduction to both the Daguerreotype process (Becquerel and Mercury method). The following two days, you will be able to make two of your own quarter-plates (3¼“ x 4¼“ or 83 x 108mm) from start to finish with the assistance of Jerry Spagnoli. You may reuse these plates or make additional plates at a little extra cost of 50 CHF per plate.

JERRY SPAGNOLI

Jerry Spagnoli is one of the world’s best-known practitioners of the daguerreotype process. His work is held in the collections of various museums, including the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York.

His recent books, “Daguerreotypes” and “American Dreaming”, were published by Steidl. Jerry Spagnoli is widely known for his collaborative work with Chuck Close and Karl Lagerfeld.

www.jerryspagnoli.com

LANGUAGE / TUTORIAL

The workshops will be held in English with German translation. A tutorial by Jerry Spagnoli will be provided in English.

MATERIAL

Material and a tutorial are enclosed. If you are a fast worker, you may buy additional silvered plates during the workshop at a little extra cost of 50 CHF.

EQUIPMENT

Cameras and equipment will be provided by Peter Michels, Ars-Imag6 and the Camera Museum Vevey. We will use Sinar 4/5” cameras. Own 4/5” cameras may be used too; there will be matching placeholders for the plates.

FEE

1750 CHF (inc. lunch (Sandwiches & Salad), Material and Chemicals) 

350 CHF for the optional Practice day

When registering for the workshop, a registration fee of 200 CHF and 50 CHF for the Practice day is due. This amount will, of course, be fully credited toward the workshop costs. If the workshop cannot take place (deadline: April 20, 2025), the fee will be refunded. In the event of a cancellation by the participant, the fee will only be refunded if the spot can be reallocated.

SMALLPRINT

• The workshop requires a minimum of 5 participants and a maximum of 8. The optional practice day needs a minimum of 5 participants.

• To  confirm this workshop we must have at least 5 registrations/participants  by 20. April 2025.

• The participants are responsible for their own insurance.

• This Workshop is a Co-Production with Peter Michels and the Camera Museum Vevey

Buchungsbedinungen:

• Kurs findet ab 5 Teilnehmenden statt

• Reservationsgebühr CHF 200 (wird an Kurskosten angerechnet und bei nicht stattfinden des Kurses rückerstattet)

• Anmeldung ist verbindlich (Reservationsgebühr verfällt bei eigener Absage)