WORKSHOP : EDITING THE UN-EDITABLE
WORKING TITLE: IMAGE RESEARCH AS AN ALTERNATIVE CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHIC POSITION

“Editing is the process of selecting and preparing written, photographic, visual, audible, or cinematic
material used by a person or an entity to convey a message or information. The editing process can
involve correction, condensation, organisation, and many other modifications performed with an
intention of producing a correct, consistent, accurate and complete piece of work.[1]”

The editing process often begins with the author's idea for the work itself, continuing as a collaboration
between the author and the editor as the work is created. Editing can involve creative skills,
human relations and a precise set of methods.[2][3]” - Wikipedia

WHO AM I:
My name is Christophe Charon. I studied art and fashion design at the Royal Academy in Antwerpen some lightyears ago!
My initial interest for art & fashion came from an avid "consumption" of magazines.
This confrontation with images made me curious to investigate the duality between how
Photography, art & fashion is being made and how it is represented.
This interest turned into my actual profession where i mostly focus on the image input/research, and how images are instigating a creative process.

Now, and especially many internet-years later, i still find the relation between the representation of a
product/idea through an image/images and the role of this constructed, manipulated, ... IMAGE
in our daily life one of the most relevant manifestation of our contemporary society and culture.

GOAL OF THE WORKSHOP :
Researching and editing existing images in order to illustrate an idea and how this collected material can generate the activity of making new images.

WORKSHOP - 3 STAGES TIMING:

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-STAGE#1 - GETTING TO KNOW YOU:
WEEK 13 (March 27 - April 02)
> you will email me an overview of your work and and a brief description of why you are interested in
applied photography.
>>according to the material you submit me, i will give you a topic/word,
and you will do research around it.
-STAGE#2 - COLLECTING MATERIAL:
WEEK 14 (April 03 - April 09) & WEEK 15 (April 10- April 16)
> we will go through and discuss your collected research material in individual meetings.
-STAGE#3 - EDITING MATERIAL:
WEEK 16 (April 17 - April 23) & WEEK 17 (April 24 - April 30)
> i will individually help you to edit your collected material in order to illustrate your assigned topic
in the most clear and understandable way.

RESULT OF THE WORKSHOP :
> depending on the workflow we will discuss the best way to present the collected, processed and edited material.

MAXIMUM ADMISSION: 12 Participants

The course is primarily reserved for students of the Department Applied Photography and Time-Based Media