Unbound: Experimental Photo Zines
With Annika Schönfeldt
Explore photography beyond the frame and turn images into tactile, personal publications. In this experimental workshop, you’ll dive into the world of DIY photo zines through a mix of photography, text and collage. Across three sessions, you’ll explore how images can be sequenced, layered and transformed into small publications that reflect your own visual language. The first session is an inspiration and research session: we’ll look at a range of artist zines and independent photo publications, explore different formats and approaches, and experiment with ways of combining photography, text and collage. Together we’ll gather ideas, discuss storytelling and visual rhythm, and open up new ways of thinking about images beyond the single photograph. The following two workshop days are hands-on studio sessions dedicated to making. Using digital and analogue techniques, you’ll print, cut, layer and arrange your material while experimenting with sequencing, composition and unexpected formats. You’ll also learn simple binding techniques and develop your own work. Each session combines inspiration, practical exercises and open studio time, with plenty of room to play, make mistakes and discover new creative directions. Whether you’re new to photography or already have experience, this workshop invites curiosity, experimentation and a fresh perspective on working with images. By the end, you’ll leave with at least one experimental photo zine ready to share at the Art School Showing or wherever you’d like. Bring your camera, sketches, notes or personal images you’d like to work with. No previous experience is needed: just curiosity and a willingness to experiment with images, text and format.
- Dates
- Tue 7 Jul, Tue 28 Jul, Wed 29 Jul
- Time
- 18:00–21:00
- Cost
- €70 - €115 full course (+ €5 membership fee for new members)
- Attendance type
- You should attend the full course
- You can drop in to any day
- Class type
- Audiovisual & Writing, Photography
- Space
- Container
- Desired audience
- This workshop is designed for people interested in photography, visual storytelling, DIY art and zines. It is ideal for those curious about experimenting with images, text and (un)conventional formats and for open-minded participants who enjoy hands-on, playful, and experimental creative processes.
- What should I bring?
- Their own camera, or any device for taking photos or archive / personal images, prints, or objects they want to experiment with (optional). Notebook or sketchbook for ideas and notes, Scissors, glue stick, or tape (optional—some materials provided) Prior knowledge needed: This workshop is open to all levels. Curiosity, openness to experiment, and a willingness to play with photos, text, and paper are all you need.
About the artist
Annika Schönfeldt is a Berlin-based mixed media artist working across photography, video and artist publications. At the centre of her practice is an interest in people and the connections between them. Through portraiture, interviews and collaborative processes, she explores relationships, intimacy and forms of human presence. Conversations often shape the starting point of her work. Drawn to both spoken and unspoken narratives, she works with photography as a way of listening and observing; paying attention to gestures and moments of connection. Alongside portraits, her work includes architecture and arranged compositions, often brought together in books and zines where image, rhythm and materiality become part of the storytelling. She studied Fine Art Photography at Folkwang University of the Arts and Applied Photography & Time-Based Media in Vienna.
Instagram: @annika.schoenfeldtwww.annikaschoenfeldt.de
Accessibility
The solidarity spot for this course is now booked. 90mil is wheelchair accessible. Please see the yellow section below for more on accessibility.
Sliding scale
We use a sliding scale to make courses as affordable as possible. Here’s how to use it: Lower end: You don’t have a stable income. Mid range: You have a less stable financial situation and are more selective about where you spend your money. Higher end: You experience relative financial stability. Solidarity spot: You’re experiencing financial precarity and wouldn’t otherwise be able to afford to come to a workshop.