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fall ‘23 analog class opens ‘learning / process’ at usu projects gallery
Dec 4, 2023
USU Photo students in the Fall 2023 ART4825 Analog Photography class opened LEARNING / PROCESS this week in the USU Projects Gallery. The show is on view through Dec. 8.
From one of the medium’s earliest and most arduous processes—the 19th century wet-plate collodion process—to developing large format film and printing hand-crafted silver gelatin images in the darkroom, students have traced nearly 200 years of the history of photography. Yet the work in LEARNING / PROCESS isn’t only concerned with the antiquated and traditional, nor process just for process’ sake. Instead, students have combined the historical methods with contemporary technologies and concerns. Their visual research has resulted in a variety of expressive images that elevate the mundane, softly glimpse quiet intimacies, confront the nuanced complexities of family and belonging, and boldly embrace the spectrum of identity and gender performance.
The student artists have shared the works in LEARNING / PROCESS salon-style without designating who made which picture, welcoming us into a space resembling more of a photographer’s studio than a traditional gallery space. Works on view include tintypes, contact and proof prints, silver gelatin images, and large scale inkjet prints, each picture serving as part of an active conversation reflecting the students’ semester-long dialogue and collective journey of learning and discovery.
The USU Projects Gallery is located on the ground floor of the USU FAV building and is open Mon-Fri, 9-5.