Workshop and Artist Talk with Keliy Anderson-Staley

Join Keliy Anderson-Staley for an artist talk and image-making workshop in conjunction with the exhibition Contact: Making Images Using the Cyanotype Process. Anderson-Staley will discuss her use of historical photographic processes to create photographic works that explore the relationships between portraiture, identity, and memory. At the center of Anderson-Staley’s practice is the exploration of the role that photographic-technology plays in the construction of personhood, agency, and identity. Her work is often presented in exhibitions in a salon-style hang with only the name of her sitter and date of exposure offered to the audience for context. The result is a collection of timeless images that resists classification in the context of identity politics.

Following Anderson-Staley’s talk, guests are invited to use provided materials including digital negatives, plants, and paper to create unique cyanotype prints inspired by Anderson-Staley’s practice. The workshop is free and open to the public, and all materials are provided. Guests are welcome to bring their own natural materials to use during the workshop.

If you are interested in creating a cyanotype image from an existing photograph, follow the Photoshop instructions in this video, and email your JPG file to info@fotofest.org with the subject line “Contact Negative.” FotoFest will print your negative on transparency paper at no charge.

Registration is not required but is encouraged. To register to attend, follow the link below.