Historic overview of photographic techniques and processes from the daguerreotype to ink jet printing with original historic objects and contemporary alternative works by renown international artists from the collection Atelier pH7, plus a personal exhibit of the artistic work of half a century of Roger Kockaerts, Belgian artist and visual media restorer.

Contemporary works by:

Christina ANDERSON (USA), 3-color gum over cyanotype;

Gary AUERBACH (USA), platinum-palladium;

Louis-François BACOU (FR), silver gelatin, platinum-palladium ;

Philippe Berger (BE), carbon;

Sabrina BIANCUZZI (FR), silver gelatin;

Diana BLOOMFIELD (USA), platinum-palladium;

Pascal BONNEAU (FR), platinum-palladium ;

Jean DAUBAS (FR), Van Dyke Brown ;

Jack FULTON (USA), Ink Jet;

Eve GONDRY (BE), Polaroid transfer;

Roger KOCKAERTS (BE), silver gelatin, cyanotype, platinum-palladium;

Chia LÖFQVIST (SE), 3-color gum ;

Pierre-Louis MARTIN (FR), mordançage ;

Jeffrey MATHIAS (USA), platinum-palladium ;

Philippe MEDARD (FR), Van Dyke Brown ;

Michel MEDINGER (LU), cyanotype, Van Dyke Brown ;

Christian NZE (FR), platinum-palladium ;

Rinus ORTELEE (NL), daguerreotype ;

Francis SCHANBERGER (USA), cyanotype ;

 

René SMETS (BE), daguerreotype, salted paper, ambrotype, cyanotype, oilprint, carbon, platinum, heliogravure, gum, bromoil, Sury powder process;

Hamish STEWART (GB), 3-color gum ;

Johan SWINNEN (BE), silver gelatin;

Martin VAN KAMPEN (NL), Van Dyke Brown;

Karel VAN GERVEN (BE), salted paper;

Bruo VERMEERSCH (BE), oilprint;

Carl WEESE (USA), platinum-palladium;

Sam WANG (USA), platinum-palladium.

This event is organized at the occasion of the publication (in dutch) of 'The art of the photo archive' - 'De kunst van het foto-archief' - 480 p., ISBN 979 90 5487 540 6 by University Presss Antwerp.

Opening and book presentation: wednesday 4 november at 19h00
Introduction by dr. Tamara Berghmans, professor 'History and theory of photography' Free Brussels University - VUB
Exhibition: from 5 to 27 november 2009 on weekdays from 10h00 to 18h00
Vrije Universiteit Brussel GalerY’, Gebouw Y’,
Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussels
Access via Triomflaan, inkom 6
www.vub.ac.be/cultuur

 

Roger KOCKAERTS - solo exhibit

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Contemporary works by: Christina ANDERSON (USA), 3-color gf the photo archive' - 'De kunst van het foto-archief' -