APIS 2006 September 16 & 17 2006 Oxford

Alternative Processes International Symposium

We had the first APIS in 1997 at the RPS in Bath. Since then it has come to
be held in alternate years in Santa Fe and in the UK.

APIS 2002 was held at the National Museum of Photography, APIS 2004 was held
in Scotland and APIS 2006 will be at The Museum of the Histoty of Science at
Oxford with accommodation at an Oxford colleges, St Edmunds Hall. APIS 2008
will be in Bratislave.

In 2005 we had a trial conference called 'The Object Glass of Science' at
which i demonstrated the chrysotype rex and cyanotype rex processes arising out
of the retro-invention work at Hands-On Pictures. Michael Maunder, who had been
  researching Herschel's work in parallel, demonstrated that no-one had
really understood Herschel's achievement. As part of the retro-invention
exercise, I had made in camera cyanotype rex negatives, while Michael Maunder showed
that the speed with Herschel's methods was so great that cyanotype exposures
could be made under dull grey skies in less than a couple of minutes. This was
really exciting stuff. So exciting that we decided to combine The Object Glass
of Science 2 with APIS 2006.

Current plans are that the programme will include

A talk on the scientific material at thethe Museum of the History of Science
at Oxford that led to the development of photography which, of course, implies
'altenative' processes..

There will be a similar presentation but based upon the collections of the
Science Museum , the 'mother' institution of the National Museum of
Photography..

A presentation on Captain Abney, a currently unsung hero, who probably made
an immense contribution across the board to the development of photography.
Abney was, in fact, the President of The Camera Club in the 19C.

Uranium photography

The British Journal of Photography for 1877 and how it helps to understand
carbon printing and platinum printing..

A portfolio session.

Michael Maunder is still considering his contribution. We also hope to have a
presentation from the Getty Conservation Institute.

The registration fee for th conference will be 150 GBP including
accommodation at St Edmunds Hall, some meals, and the proceedings.

The conference will be held at St Edmaunds hall and at Museum of the History
of Science

Again, as accommodation is limited, it is advisable to let Terry King as soon
as possible if you wish to reserve a place.

Terry King

terryaking@aol.com
Received on Mon May 1 00:05:53 2006