The Alchemists: rediscovering photography in the age of the jpeg

The Alchemists:
rediscovering photography in the age of the jpeg

This project considers the resurgent interest in experimental darkroom processes within contemporary photography with a particular focus on the Asia-Pacific region. A project by the Australian Centre for Photography, The Australian National University and The University of Sydney, Sydney College of the Arts.

The Alchemists: rediscovering photography in the age of the jpeg is a collaboration between the Australian Centre for Photography, The Australian National University and The University of Sydney, Sydney College of the Arts involving an exhibition, symposium, masterclass and digital publication.

At a time when digital images are rapidly created and consumed, this project considers the resurgent interest in experimental darkroom processes within contemporary photography. The project invokes new hybrid practices to home in on the nexus between analogue and digital photography, with particular consideration of an Australian perspective within a broader Asia-Pacific context.

The Alchemists centres on an expansive exhibition presented across all of the galleries at the Australian Centre for Photography, featuring the work of 25 artists from Australia, New Zealand, Japan and Thailand. The exhibition brings together new and recent works from early-practice and established artists from the region, exemplifying new analogue/digital forms that collapse historic processes and future innovations.

This exhibition was co-curated by Suzanne Buljan, Dr Cherine Fahd and Dr Martyn Jolly

Exhibition Details
ACP Gallery, 30 October – 6 December 2015