Do you have a project but do not know how to continue? Do you think you lack technical and conceptual tools? Do you need to share it to make it grow? Do you need references and inspiration but don't know where to find them? These mentorships with our co-director, Pablo Giori, allow students to work individually on their projects, from the stage of learning techniques and conceptualization to formalization, production and dissemination. With a Master's degree in Communication, a PhD in Contemporary History, 10 years of experience working in Archives with photographic heritage and 5 years co-directing the festival and the Ágora, School of Experimentation, our co-director has a lot to contribute to your project.
The first is always to see at what point your project is to find ways to delve into it from an experimental point of view. It is essential to seek and master the technique but also the message we want to work on and the way to spread it. Creating a book, an exhibition, a blog or an Instagram account is not the same.
Topics to work according to student needs:
• Contemporary and historical experimental references that can enrich our gaze
• Theoretical books, fundamental techniques and photobooks in the world of experimental photography
• History of experimentation, from Aristotle to post-photography
• Chart with the 144 Experimental Techniques and how to select the right one for our work
• Think about the message and content: What story does your project tell? Is the message consistent with the form?
• The forms our work can take: books, exhibitions, workshops, conferences, web publishing, Instagram, blog, 3D experiences, etc. We will think about the right amount of images in each format and work on the narrative sequencing
• Editorial communication: how to edit a photobook
• Digital communication: how to spread the project on the Internet (web, social networks, features, virtual exhibitions, etc.)
• How to make a really experimental exhibition? One thing is our images and quite another is to be able to create experimentation in the exhibition of it. This is the next step that we have been reflecting on for years since the festival. The best space for our exhibition (this conditions production and assembly), best favourable dates, budget, conceptualization, selection of the project and the works, printing techniques and supports for the works, discourse and curatorial text, dissemination (press, web and social networks), disassembly, how to store and transport the works
Designed for:
People with some level of experience in photography who wish to receive guidance and support in the conceptualization and practical development of their experimental projects. Participants may come from various backgrounds, such as art students, photography professionals, visual artists, and anyone interested in exploring and expanding their creative practice within the realm of experimental photography.
Admission Requirements: Have a project to start or one already in progress.
Goals:
• Provide participants with personalized guidance and support in the practical and conceptual development of their experimental photography projects. • Foster critical reflection to effectively convey ideas and concepts using experimental photography techniques and resources. • Offer support for the presentation formats of an experimental project: exhibition, photobook, etc.
Price: 50 euros one hour or 200 euros for a 5-hour package.**
Duration: 1 hour or 5 hours, depending on the chosen methodology.
Modality: Live-online in real time via Zoom with Pablo Giori.
Language: English.
What’s included:
• Unlimited access to all live and pre-recorded class content (workshops, conferences, and downloadable additional materials) for life. • Membership in the Ágora Community: participate for free in our monthly Online Meetings (October 23rd, November 20th, January 29th, February 26th, March 19th, April 30th, May 21st) and showcase your work on our social media channels. • Access to the exclusive Ágora Community WhatsApp group with exclusive discounts, direct access to teachers and the Ágora team, monthly updates, and special content.
Required Materials:
Each student will be responsible for the materials required according to the needs of their personal project.
Your teacher
PABLO GIORI
Founder and co-director of the Experimentalphotofestival Association: Experimental Photo Festival and Ágora, School of Experimentation.
Bachelor of Letters (Classical Philology) from the National University of Tucumán (Argentina); Master's Degree in Communication and Cultural Studies from the University of Girona (Spain) and in Strategic Communication from the University of Tarragona (Spain), both with scholarships. PhD in Contemporary History from the University of Girona with a comparative study between Spain and Canada. Speaks 4 languages.
@pablo.giori
Since the foundation of Ágora, he has supported over 40 artists from around the world in the development of their projects. He is a professor of Critical Perspectives in Photography in the Master’s program in Photography at the University of Applied Sciences Berlin (SRH), Germany. He specializes in the management, conservation, digitization, and dissemination of photographic heritage and has worked for three years in the Image Department of the National Archive of Catalonia. He has curated 21 exhibitions of various projects in several countries across Europe and Latin America. He has published three books, including the photobook Habitants Inesperats. 12 Key Ideas for Creating Double Exposures and Film Exchanges (2018), the photographic biography Pere Català i Pic. Photography, Advertising, Avant-garde, and Literature (1889-1971), and all the catalogues of the Experimental Photo Festival: EXP.20, EXP.21, and EXP.22.