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Dear David.
It was very kind of you to offer to forward an item about APIS
2004 to the Museums list as curators and conservators will find the programme of
particular interest.
We had originally intended to limit bookings to July 5 but
developments since that original intention now mean that we can take bookings
into early September but it would be better if people could, at least, express
an intention to come so that we can plan more effectively.
Here is the note that I would be grateful if you pass on to
the museums list :
The theme of the Alternative processes International Symposium
2004 'The best Inspires the Best' reflects the intention to use
stimulating work from the past to provide aesthetic and technical benchmarks for
those working in the field today. This is why the Scottish National Galleries,
the University of Texas, the Getty Conservation Institute and the National
Museum of Photography are all involved.
Presentations will be given on the work of Hill and
Adamson, the Annans and Karel Klic, Frederick Evans and Alvin Langdon Coburn. In
the conservation field, the presentation of the work of the Getty Conservation
Institute on the 'First Photograph' will be particularly
interesting.
New approaches to processes from the development of
photography will include Becquerel Daguerreotypes, new methods of gold printing
which are cheap consistent and give potential for creative applications.
Demonstrations will include a method of making colour heliochromes ( a la
Niepce), which delegates will be able to try for themselves, polymer gravure and
digital negatives for alternative processes.
The seminar will give people the opportunity to show and
discuss their work.
The seminar will be held in Dunfermline, Scotland, on 18 and
19 September with an optional programme of visits in conjunction with
Scottish National Galleries and the National Museum of Photography on 17 and 21
September.
More details of the programme and how to book can be found
at
Terry
Terry King
FRPS
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