In this workshop, we play with composition by creating sun prints in the colors of the sky and the sea.
Plants, photographic negatives, painted gels, and paper cut-outs are imprinted on paper using the cyanotype process. In 1842, English scientist and astronomer John Herschel discovered that mixing two chemical compounds produced a light-sensitive solution based on iron. Following daguerreotype and calotype, cyanotype became the third method for producing permanent photographic images. British scientist Anna Atkins popularized this technique through her books, in which she captured ferns and other plants, and is therefore considered the first female photographer.
The cyanotype process is distinguished more for its atmospheric results than for sharp definition—one of the reasons it continues to be used today by photographers and visual artists.
We are a Social Cooperative Enterprise based in Syros, focusing on local participatory planning, arts education, crafts, and “learning through practice” approaches.
Instructor: Liliana Aretaiou
She was born in 1978. She graduated from the Athens School of Fine Arts (2009) and from Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, Department of Communication, Media and Culture (2001). She also holds a Master’s degree in Intercultural Education from the Free University of Berlin (2003). She has many years of experience as an Art Educator: “Art Workshop for Children and Youth of the Municipality of Chalkida” (2004–2010), Visual Arts Workshop “M17” (Athens, 2010–2014), and “Neue Schule Athen” (Greek-German primary school, 2014–2016). She has also collaborated with parents’ associations in various primary schools in Athens (2007–2010) in art education programs. Today she works as an art teacher in primary education (5rd School of Ermoupoli). She is also a member of the Social Cooperative Enterprise Kavilia and actively participates in its artistic and educational activities.
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