WORKSHOP · Create mixed media collages · Kitti Szabo · CPF

Collagearbejde er en form for rekonstruktion: minder knuses og samles igen i nye former, hvilket giver skjulte følelser mulighed for at blive noget andet end en byrde – det bliver bearbejdet, transformeret.

I denne collage-workshop inviterer CPF deltagerne til at skabe nye visuelle historier gennem collagekunsten med den ungarske avantgarde-kunstner Kitti Szabo, der selv arbejder med collager for at bearbejde generationsminder og -traumer i sin kreative praksis.

I løbet af to timer får du en introduktion til at arbejde med collager med fundne fotografier og fotografiske tryk, og sammen med kunstneren og de andre deltagere får du feedback gennem hele processen.

Målet med workshoppen er at skabe bevidsthed om og transformere følelsesmæssige byrder og negative minder gennem kunstnerisk udtryk, der bevæger sig mod lys, helbredelse og indre frihed.

The act of collage-making is a form of reconstruction: memories are shattered and reassembled into new forms, offering a way for trauma to become more than an inherited burden—it becomes something processed, transformed.

In this collage workshop CPF invites attendees to create new visual stories through the art of collage making with Hungarian avant-garde artist Kitti Szabo who herself works with collages to process generational memories and trauma in her creative practice.

Over the course of two hours you will get an introduction to collage making with found photography and photographic prints and together with the artist and the other participants get feedback throughout the process.

The goal of the workshop is to bring awareness to and transform emotional burdens and negative memories (“curses”) through artistic expression, moving toward light, healing, and inner freedom.

Som avantgarde- og eksperimentel kunstner har Kitti Szabo fundet en unik udtryksform gennem collage. “I mine værker får papir, fotografier, udklip og fundne genstande en ny betydning og danner indviklede fortællinger”. Szabo kunstneriske rejse var oprindeligt inspireret af dadaistisk og fransk avantgardekunst; hvor eksperimenter og legesyge spiller en central rolle, men beriges med dybere filosofiske lag.

Copenhagen Photo Festivals workshopprogram er for dig, der vil udvide din faglige horisont og blive klogere på analoge fototeknikker, collageteknikker og kreative tilgange til fotografi. Workshopsene er arrangeret i samarbejde med instruktører, der arbejder med området til daglig.

As an avant-garde and experimental artist Kitti Szabo has found a unique mode of expression through collage. In my work, paper, photographs, cutouts, and found objects take on new meaning, forming intricate narratives. Her artistic journey was initially inspired by Dadaist and French avant-garde art; where experimentation and playfulness play a key role, yet are enriched with deeper philosophical layers.

Copenhagen Photo Festival’s workshop program is for those who want to expand their professional horizons and learn more about analogue photography techniques, collage techniques and creative approaches to photography. The workshops are arranged in collaboration with instructors who work in the field on a daily basis.

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