Silver Eye

Anna Rotty will lead participants in practice exploring the landscapes around us through observational photographing and constructed image-making. Artists who are currently, or are interested in, making work that involves the constructed image or layered and iterative practice are invited to experiment with material and conceptual interventions in the environments we inhabit.

We will explore themes of deconstructed time, challenge the idea that a photograph is a single finite moment in time, and embrace play as a way of getting to know the spaces and places we are part of. Our own backyards and neighborhoods have many stories to tell and can serve as backdrops for abstract and poetic storytelling about land and place.

This five week workshop will consist of Rotty sharing her own practice and inspirations, reading discussion, and prompts and starting points to create new images that we can share and discuss together. An individual mentorship check-in and final sharing of works-in-progress will help participants move forward in continuing their projects beyond the workshop.

Image credit: Anna Rotty, Terra #39, pigment print photograph, 2020. Courtesy of the artist.

Skill/Experience Level

Participants should be familiar with photo making, editing and output in order to share works-in-progress. No particular software is required. Come with an open mind to experiment and play within our surroundings!

Schedule

Week 1: Tuesday May 12, 6.30-8.30pm ET
Introductions and participant work share, Instructor work share, Prompts/Starting Points for Assignment and Inspiration Lecture. Podcast/Reading assigned.

Week 2: Tuesday May 19, 6.30-8.30pm ET
Works in progress share, reading discussion, Prompts/Starting Points for Assignment and Inspiration Lecture.

Week 3: Tuesday May 26, 6.30-8.30pm ET
Works in progress share in small breakout groups, Inspiration Lecture, Technical Leaps and Challenges conversation

Week 4: Tuesday June 2, 6.30-8.30pm ET
Individual Check-in Meetings

Week 5: Tuesday June 9, 6.30-8.30pm ET
Final Share/critique and moving forward

Register

The five week course registration fee is $300.00.

If you would like to take this workshop and need financial assistance please contact info@silvereye.org. A limited number of bursary seats are available.

Participating Artist

1. Anna Rotty lives and works in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She received her MFA in photography at the University of New Mexico where she currently teaches photography and art practices. Her work investigates water, light, and infrastructure, informing her understanding of orientation and place. In 2024 Rotty was a recipient of the Silver Eye Center for Photography Fellowship honorable mention. She has recently exhibited at San Francisco Camerawork as part of FORECAST, Vladem Contemporary New Mexico Museum of Art, Princeton University, and Texas Tech University. Rotty’s work has been published by Southwest Contemporary Magazine and Lenscratch, and she’s published two books with National Monument Press. Her work is in collections such as The Museum of Fine Arts Houston, the Library of Congress, and Getty Research Institute. Community and collaboration are important aspects of her practice, bringing her to lead workshops at the Valle de Oro Wildlife Refuge in Albuquerque and at Santa Fe Workshops. In her studio and classroom Anna encourages play and experimentation so that growth can launch from the unexpected.