Melanie Manchot studied at I.C.P. and New York
University followed by The City University and The Royal College of Art in
London. She has taught and lectured in many colleges in England and also in
Portugal. Numerous exhibitions include Twin Sets">
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Melanie Manchot
Melanie Manchot studied at I.C.P. and New York
University followed by The City University and The Royal College of Art in
London. She has taught and lectured in many colleges in England and also in
Portugal. Numerous exhibitions include Twin Sets, Departures, and Lifelines
- perhaps her best known work, started as a series of body studies of her mother
and challenges societies’ taboos of ageing, sexuality and sensuality,
contrasting media images myths of the eternally young and beautiful woman. She
has been in group exhibitions at The Royal Festival Hall, Venice Biennale,
Berlin and the National Portrait Gallery with a solo show at the Zelda Cheatle
Gallery in 1998. Her work is held by the Saatchi Gallery in London. Look at
you Loving me, with accompanying book was published in 1999.
She is currently working on a book of new work
to be published in autumn 2000 to coincide with a touring exhibition in England,
Germany and the USA. She has just won the runner up prize in the prestigious
John Kobal Portrait Award, and had a solo show at the Ffotogallery, Cardiff in
April/May 2000.
Workshop History
New ways of working with old
stereotypes, using Silver Gelatin Emulsions and finding personal and universal
standpoints while still making beautiful work - now there’s a challenge!
This workshop will cover an in-depth
introduction to working with Silver Gelatin Emulsion as well as a seminar on the
implications of producing work through this particular medium. Silver Gelatin
Emulsion allows for Black & White images to be printed onto a vast range of
different materials and surfaces from fabric to stone, from wood to ceramics and
exhibited in public spaces. This allows the photographer to manipulate the
physical nature of photography and to push aesthetic boundaries. The workshop
will start with a look at a number of photographers/artists whose work involves
the use of Silver Gelatin Emulsion Printing. Participants will have plenty of
time to experiment with a variety of materials and to produce some finished
pieces of work. Melanie will show and discuss her own work and of course that of
the participants. The workshop will end with a discussion and review of work
made during the session.
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