For many artists the photography book has become a significant vehicle for the display of their work and the communication of their vision to an audience. This course will investigate the potential of photographic description and representation in the form of a book. Through image-making exercises and prompts; assignments; readings; films; lectures; and visiting artists; students will explore various methods of photographic inquiry including but not limited to: documentary and fiction; fabricated images; the snapshot; and narrative construction. Students will follow the stages of creating a finalized photography book from idea; to image making; and image selection to strategies in sequencing. We will experiment and produce the books in multiple modes of production. Throughout the semester there will be a series of lectures which will present works of artists; artistic movements and key exhibitions around the photography book.
Prerequisites
Completion of Art Found Prog