'Out of Ether': Collecting Analogue Photography in the 21 Century: Through the Lens of the Photographer and Curator
Dates: | 5 April 2016 |
Times: | 12:00 - 13:00 |
What is it: | Forum |
Organiser: | John Rylands Research Institute |
Who is it for: | University staff, Adults, Alumni, Current University students, General public |
Speaker: | Tony Richards, Stella Halkyard |
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Photography, as a medium and a practice, has always had a strong presence within the Library and its collections. Until recently however, its significance has been poorly understood. Current analysis of the collection of photography is beginning to reveal its extent and richness.
In this presentation a curator and a photographer will outline the methodologies and practices they have used to gain a better understanding of the photography collection. Stella Halkyard will examine how and why it has grown into a collection, how we are developing it as a collection and what it has to offer to researchers. Tony Richards will share the results of the experiments he has carried out in replicating early photographic processes using ‘recipes’ found in sources in the Library’s collections and the impact they have had on his practice as a photographer.
Speakers
Tony Richards
Role: Photographer, Heritage Imaging
Organisation: University of Manchester Library
Stella Halkyard
Role: Visual Collections and Academic Engagement Manager
Organisation: University of Manchester Library
Biography: Stella is the Visual Collections and Academic Engagement Manager at the University of Manchester Library, where she curates the Art, Photography and Object Collections. Stella’s research interests include visual culture, portraiture, the history of photography and the material culture of writers and writing. She also coordinates the programmes of academic engagement offered from Special Collections and acts as the curatorial link to the John Rylands Research Institute.
Travel and Contact Information
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The Christie Room
John Rylands Research Institute and Library
150 Deansgate
Manchester
Gtr Manchester