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Kate Mellor
Extending The Form; Diptychs, Triptychs And Multi-Image Photography
Throughout the history of photography the single image has remained the basic form with which to communicate. Yet many photographers increasingly find this use of the medium limiting and seek to extend the form by using two or more images together. Although the diptych and the triptych are historical forms in painting they are considered to be unconventional in photography and so they have often become a method chosen to promote radical ideas. Often, the multi-image work, although the individual photographs may be kept separate, is intended to be viewed as one rather than providing a linear narrative. This workshop sets out to explore general concepts involved in this photographic form and will view the work of a few artists who use this structure as a vehicle to carry ideas. Taking inspiration from these photographers the workshop aims to debate and discover more about this method of presenting images. A session taking and arranging photographs will promote understanding of what a particular structure can express about an individual’s ideas, values and intentions.