A rare opportunity to take part in a two-day workshop on current trends in digital print studios
Digital prints are increasingly common in our cultural institutions; you may have been asked to provide guidance on their care needs. But it can be difficult to find an expert to consult in this complex field, and opportunities for study in the U.K. are limited. This workshop will include lectures and identification exercises, as well as hands-on tests to demonstrate the material composition of digital prints and the threats that they face.
Drawing on his experience as an artist, printmaker and researcher, Ryan will talk about the evolution of today’s digital print media, including not only common chemical-based photographic and inkjet processes but also the commercial industrial processes that are being re-purposed for use in fine art. Each participant will receive a set of 30 rare samples curated by Atelier Boba.
The event will be held in person at Tate Britain. Equipment will be provided, but you may wish to bring your own tools and magnifiers.
Please book as soon as you can to avoid disappointment. If covid-19 affects our ability to run the workshop we will offer either a full refund or the chance to join the workshop virtually. Please email [email protected] to let us know your preference when booking.
Co-founder and digital printmaker, Atelier Boba
Ryan Boatright is co-founder of the fine art printing and conservation studio Atelier Boba in Paris. He works there as a full time contemporary printmaker, using various digital printing and production techniques, both standard and experimental. He provides research assistance and a multitude of image and print-based production services to contemporary artists, photographers, galleries, institutions, and museums.
Ryan has taught many private and public workshops and lectured widely on photographs and digital prints. He currently teaches fine art photography at Paris College of Art, and photography technique and printing (analog and digital) at the Institut National du Patrimoine art conservation school in Paris.
Before moving to Paris in 2009, Ryan was a staff scientist at the Image Permanence Institute of the Rochester Institute of Technology, where he helped conceptualise and develop the first version of the “graphics atlas”: a unique online resource for the identification and characterisation of prints and photographs. Ryan graduated with a degree in fine art photography from Indiana University in 2005.