Hill End Analogue - Lumen printing and cameraless photography on Country with Judith Nangala Crispin

This is a 3 day workshop.

Friday 14th November 3pm-5pm

Saturday 15th November 9am-10am

Sunday 16th November 9am-11am.

In this workshop we will cover the basics of lumen printing, or sun printing, and experiment with cameraless photography in the landscape. Sourcing found and natural objects as primary material, we will investigate exposure times and simple chemistry, including decomposition chemistry. Referencing the history of art, we will examine composition and planning, analogue post-production editing (pencils, razors, paint etc), and the inclusion of texts in the work. Each person will go home with a digital scan of a completed work. We will be looking at the idea of collaborating with Country—entering into a dialogue, in which we can’t control all elements, instead of a monologue. And finally, we will speak about the concept of honouring Country, or defending Country, strengthening your relationship with Country through your creative practice.

 You will need to wear sturdy shoes and it’s a good idea to bring a mask if you hope to work with dead animals or birds. If you have a favourite fine art marker, like watercolours or graphite for example, feel free to bring that too. If you have existing texts you can bring them along, or we can work together to make new ones.

Please bring an SD card or hard drive to store your work, as we won’t have the capacity to print.

Judith Nangala Crispin is an acclaimed poet, visual artist, motorcyclist and volunteer firefighter, living on unceded Ngunnawal/Ngambri Country near Braidwood on the NSW Southern Tablelands. Her poetry has won the Blake Prize, been nominated for a Pushcart Prize, and been shortlisted for many awards including the Peter Porter Prize. Her visual art has won her residencies, awards, and wide acclaim, here and overseas. 

She has published two collections of poetry, The Myrrh-Bearers and The Lumen Seed. Judith is a descendant of Bpangerang people from the Murray River and acknowledges heritage from Scotland, Ireland, France, Mali, Senegal and the Ivory Coast. She spends part of each year living and working with the Warlpiri, her adopted people, in the Northern Tanami Desert.