Open Factory | White silence: Photographic experimentation
Key data
- LanguageGerman
- Time of day1:00 until 4:00 PM
- Target groupsAdults, Kids & Families, Teenagers
- Participantsmax. 40 people
- RegistrationFree of charge | No prior registration required | Join in at any time | Places are limited and will be allocated on site according to availability.
Description
WHITE SILENCE: PHOTOGRAPHIC EXPERIMENTATION
In the work of artists such as John Cage and Robert Rauschenberg, the absence of tangible motifs plays a central role: a white surface or apparent silence become spaces for our very own perception. Chance becomes a creative principle and awakens the desire to experiment.
We sharpen our senses and explore the potential of chance. What kind of images are created when we concentrate not on a motif but on the surroundings? What is the effect of techniques that deliberately create errors? Finally, we will create a leporello booklet from a series of four photographs.
The workshop will take place in the ticket-free area in the Factory room (lower level) and will be run by photographer Verena Hägler. She studied photography at the Zurich University of the Arts and works as a freelance photographer at the intersection of documentary, conceptual and subjective photography. She has long been involved in empirical urban research and recently published “RAND” (Spector Books, 2022). She teaches at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich, among others.
THE OPEN FACTORY
Every Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m., the intergenerational drop-in format “Open Factory” provides the right setting to get creative with the whole family or with friends. Changing techniques and themes entice you to take part in varied artistic projects, and to stroll through the exhibitions. Whether drawing, painting, using different printing techniques or dancing, whether analog, digital or hybrid—we will take you into the world of colors and shapes and appeal to your imagination and creative spirit.
