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In Honour of Archer

Video
that in the context of the event and exhibition Cerimony Frederick Scott Archer, "pays homage to the inventor of the collodion wet.
Frederick Scott Archer is considered one of the inventors of the photographic process wet collodion. The first official mentioning collodion photography was Gustave Le Gray in his Traité pratique de la photographie (1849) speaks of this solution as a recipe for a negative role and a year later, applies to a proceeding glass (1). In March 1851, the sculptor and photographer Scott Archer, who published a proposed methodology collodion well experienced in the British magazine The Chemist . The method represents a breakthrough in photography because it allows a more instant, with an exposure time 15 times lower than they need the most modern daguerreotype. It seems be that Archer was already working on it since 1848. However, Archer did not patent the process and did not bring any profit. In 1857, only sesis years after the publication in The Chemist , Archer died practically penniless and is buried at Kensal Green cemetery London, where she remains in an unmarked grave.





The video, made by the collective Atelier Rear , Contains part of the initiative Frederick Scott Archer Cerimony , project created with the aim of rehabilitating the image of Scott Archer made a tribute in his memory and placing a plaque on his grave. This event took place last May 1 in the same cemetery Kensal Green. Together, there were also demonstrations of the wet collodion process resulting in a total of 22 images to be exhibited at the Dissenter's Gallery, located in the same cemetery, until 22 May. The project has been funded by donations and profits from the sale of the book Wet Plate Collodion World Day 2009 , publication containing pictures of Wet Plate Collodion World Day, an initiative developed by The Collective Collodion.
More information: Rear Atelier

(1) Sougez, Marie-Loup. History of Photography. Madrid: Cátedra, 1981, p. 127.

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