Silkscreen: Printing Shadows

Interactive shadow printing masterclass on how to capture and hold a shadow.

9:00 p.m. – 1:00 a.m. 

Language: English

This five-day masterclass will guide participants through the very complex and ambiguous topic of shadows in art, language, and cultural understandings through lectures, joint discourses, and playful explorations. 

As a starting point for the creative work, participants will go on a shadow hunt together and stage a shadow theater. The resulting motifs will be screen-printed on various materials. There will a focus on the translation of photographs, raster technique, as well as haptic and visual realities in the print result. 
 

Masterclass Objectives

• Gain knowledge about shadow printing 

• Develop an understanding about the shadow as an appendage of an object, but also as its own individual creature, that exist on its own conditions 

• To be able to reflect the term “shadow of the past” as an individual and cultural phenomenon

• Learn to stage your own motifs

• Learn how to use objects and 3D forms to create 2D images

• Learn the principles of shadow printing

• Learn the technical requirements of different materials in screen printing

• How to set up the print station for two color prints

• How to use of different printing materials

Who’s it for?
Artists, printers, and creatives

• The applicants must also be fully committed to prioritizing this five-day masterclass, with no exceptions. 

Required Materials

• Laptop with photoshop installed 

• Examples of previous printing work (if available)

• Digital camera