This schedule is subject to modification and revision in response to the needs and development of the class.
04.01- Introduction. The invisible
The birth of photography. Photography and truth.
Homework.
Reading: Laslo Moholy Nagy- Photography
11.01- Reconstructing vision- Light fragmented.
Photography and truth. Discussion reading
Homework:
Light space modulator
Readings:
Photography-
- Lazslo Moholy-Nagy
- Recommended: Leno S. Pedrotti. CORD. Waco, Texas- Basic Geometrical Optics
18.01- Light / Time
Introduction darkroom. Photo-sensitive materials. Developing process.
Homework
Readings:
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- Man Ray- The Age of Light
- Arago- Report
25.01- the invisible II-
Discussion Age of Light
The invisible. Photograms
Homework:
Photograms
01.02- The Invisible
Presentation photograms
08.02 Family day
15.02 Reading week
22.02- the invisible
The camera.
History: camera obscura / camera lucida. Exposure. The optical unconscious
Homework:
- The gaze of the camera.
- Reading: Paz, O: The Bow and the Lire
29.03- Visible / invisible
Presentation Gaze of the camera.
History of photography. Niepce to Stieglitz. The Steerage.
07.03- Visible / invisible
Equivalents. Time. Surrealism, Surrealist photography. Cartier Bresson. Maurice Tabard. Abstractions. Magritte.
Homework:
Homework: Surrealist photogr6aphs: mirrors, reflections, composition. The optical unconscious
21.03- image / text / poetry
Presentation Optical Unconscious
Image / text / poetry
28.03- Easter Monday- Classes cancelled
04.04- Final project presentations
