[Alt-photo] Re: Photogravure ateliers (europe)

[Jean Daubas]

Hi Kees,

I confirm Philippe appreciation of Atelier de Saint Prex. Fantastic work, indeed.

I should add another great place:

    Atelier Hélio’g, 
ran by Fanny Boucher, located in Meudon (near Paris).
Her website is :

http://www.heliog.com/

and gives a lot of information (English translations for some pages) about her way of working.
Here is an excerpt of her presentation
“
The studio Helio’g created and run by Fanny Boucher since 2000, is a unique place of creation in France. Here the emergence of new images via the collaboration with artists is favoured. The technique of photogravure is placed at the artist’s disposition offering a means of expression using an exceptional process. The atelier is situated at one of the gateways to Paris in Meudon. Here in the historic Potager du Dauphin, surrounded by acres of lush forest, is where 10 highly skilled craftspeople have their studios. 


A graduate of the Ecole Superieure des Arts et industries graphiques Estienne in intaglio engraving, Fanny Boucher has specialized since 1998 in the Talbot-Klic process of photogravure grain through his training with Jean-Daniel Lemoine, scientific specializing in photomecanical processes of the nineteenth century.Since 2002 she has invested in the research for the creation of positive films of half tints from numeric files, anticipating the scarcity of silver films with continuous tones. These silver films do not offer the same freedom to retouch and rework the images.
In 2006 the atelier Hélio’g obtained the prestigious Living Monument label and is listed as a UNESCO cultural monument thus validating the cultural importance of this rare craft.

Artistes pour lesquels travaille l'atelier:
Valerio Adami, Pierre Alechinsky, Chu Te Chun, Lucien Clergue, Robert Combas, Joël Ducorroy, Ernest Pignon Ernest, Pierre Etaix, Alain Jacquet, Kim Tschang Yeul, Yayoi Kusama, François Morellet, Shibata, Pierre Skira, Tony Soulié, Szeto Lap, Willy Ronis, Zao Wouki, Zep “

Hope it helps!
Alt cheers from france!,

Jean


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