“Analogue Photography and Image Layering“

This workshop will explore the multidisciplinary methods used by the artist to experiment with poetic narratives, unconventional photographic processes, the construction of analog images, and the layering of colours using filters and masks both inside and outside the camera. Magdy will guide participants through his process of “cinematic stripping,” using common household materials. Together with Basim Magdy, participants will produce collaborative images that highlight these techniques. This workshop is intended for artists, photographers, filmmakers, and poets interested in visual language. Participants are encouraged to bring old slides, unused or expired film rolls, analog or Polaroid cameras, or any other tools they use and would like to explore more deeply.


Biography

Basim Magdy (1977) is an artist based in Basel, Switzerland, and Cairo, Egypt. His most recent exhibitions include Surround Audience: 2015 New Museum Triennial at the New Museum, New York; Lest the Two Seas Meet at the Museum of Modern Art Warsaw; The Heart is Deceitful Above All Things at HOME Manchester, UK, and Lismore Castle Arts, Ireland; La Biennale de Montréal, Canada; MUMA – Monash University Museum of Art, Melbourne; and Art in General, New York. His work has been featured in various solo and group exhibitions, including the SeMA Biennial MediaCity, Seoul, South Korea, 2014; the 13th Istanbul Biennial, Turkey, 2013; Biennale Jogja XII, Indonesia, 2013; Sharjah Biennial 11, UAE, 2013; La Triennale at Palais de Tokyo, Paris, 2012; and Transmediale at Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin, 2012. He was shortlisted for the second edition of the Future Generation Art Prize at the Pinchuk Art Centre in 2012, and in 2014 he won the Abraaj Art Prize in Dubai and the New:Vision Award at the CPH:DOX Film Festival in Copenhagen. In 2016, Magdy received the annual Deutsche Bank Artist of the Year award.

Artist website: www.basimmagdy.com