Reflections on Earth’s Mirror
A workshop-seminar about imaging, planet Earth and future-based scenarios, with Luiza Crosman - March 19, 2022
Led by artist and researcher Luiza Crosman, Reflections On Earth’s Mirror is a one-day workshop about the imaging apparatus that represent and produce different versions of the same planet, and its consequences on both our present and our future.
The once synonymous words globe, world and planet are not interchangeable anymore. While planet relates to the astrophysical object, globe and world relate to our human experience. The chasm that separates them are exemplified in the current multi-crisis we have been experiencing in politics, climate, economy and in our epistemological frameworks.
During the workshop Crosman will share insights on her research and offer the participants a set of image records that are used to understand the Earth, such as the famous “Blue Marble” photograph, the Westphalian geopolitical map or climate prevision graphs.
The participants will be asked to choose one (or bring their own) and unpack the visions and scenarios that are subtly tied to it, brainstorm, and finally develop a short, visual presentation of a speculative future-based scenario departing from the chosen image record. Which planet have those images records built? What kind of infrastructure does this scenario require? What are its governance models? Crosman will guide the participants through a better understanding of different, material world-views, link them to geological aspects of the Earth, and suggest possible frameworks for future action.
Profile of participants
The workshop is open to students, teachers, mixed teams of students and teachers, emerging artists, art collectives and other groups of people who join for the occasion. No specific skills are required, but some familiarity with image creation (such as image manipulation or composition, or video editing) will be useful.
Practical details
When: March 19, 2022 from 11 am to 6 pm in-person or online. Lunch will be provided by the organization for those attending the face-to-face event.
Where: In-person at the Foto Colectania Foundation (Passeig Picasso 14, Barcelona) or online via an app
Price:
In-person: 20 € (including lunch); 15 € for Foto Colectania members and students of our Associated Schools.
Online: 10 €; 5 € for Foto Colectania members and students of our Associated Schools.
Associated Schools: EASD | Escola Superior d'Art i Disseny Serra i Abella, F.D. Fotodesign School | School of Photography and Fashion Styling, Fundació Collserola, GrisArt | International School of Photography of Barcelona, Idep | Escuela Superior de Imagen y Diseño, IEFC | Institut d'Estudis Fotogràfics de Catalunya, Institute 8, LCI Barcelona and CITM - Centre de la Imatge i la Tecnologia Multimèdia.
Capacity: 8-10 participants on a first-come, first-served basis
Language: The workshop will be taught in English, but basic support will be provided in Spanish, Catalan and Portuguese for non-English speakers.
Registration: You can register by email to done@fotocolectania.org. Please be sure to include your full name or nickname, an email address, if you want to attend the workshop in-person or online, and a way to easily contact you (e.g. your phone number or chat user), as well as a short text explaining your reasons for attending the workshop.
Información práctica
Profile of participants
The workshop is open to anybody and in particular to artists, students, teachers and educators, writers, journalists, technologists and anyone who is interested in notions of planet, image making, technology and future. No specific skills are required.
Cuándo
March 19, 2022 from 11 am to 6 pm
This activity is designed as one session with different parts: theoretical intorduction, work on sci-fi texts and essays, work on images and imagery. Lunch will be provided by the organization for those attending in-person.
Where
On site at the Fundación Foto Colectania (Passeig Picasso 14, Barcelona). Participating remotely is possible, if needed (due to the specific design of the activity we recommend attending in-person whenever possible).
Precio
In-person: 20 € (it includes lunch); 15 € for Foto Colectania members and students of our Associated Schools.
Online: 10 €; 5 € for Foto Colectania members and students of our Associated Schools.
Associated Schools: EASD | Escola Superior d'Art i Disseny Serra i Abella, F.D. Fotodesign School | School of Photography and Fashion Styling, Fundació Collserola, GrisArt | International School of Photography of Barcelona, Idep | Escuela Superior de Imagen y Diseño, IEFC | Institut d'Estudis Fotogràfics de Catalunya, Institute 8, LCI Barcelona and CITM - Centre de la Imatge i la Tecnologia Multimèdia.
Capacity
8-10 participants on a first-come, first-served basis
Language
The workshop will be taught in English, but basic support will be provided in Spanish, Catalan and Portuguese for non-English speakers.
How to attend
You can sign up by emailing done@fotocolectania.org. Please be sure to include your full name or nickname, an email address, if you want to attend the workshop in-person or online, and a way to easily contact you (e.g. your phone number or chat user), as well as a short text explaining your reasons for attending the workshop. Thank you!