Primer for a Design Department Collective Self Portrait

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Quin, Corinne. 2021. Primer for a Design Department Collective Self Portrait. [Printed Ephemera]

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In the wake of the pandemic and a return to in-person teaching in Autumn 2021, this publication invited staff and students in the Goldsmiths design department to participate in a group photograph during academic year 2021-22. Taking its cue from the square-box interfaces and spaces of Teams/Zoom, an analogue photobooth (from Autofoto.org) was brought to campus to capture an in-person photograph of each member of the department separately and to place them together collectively.

This primer publication invites participation through showcasing the potential of the project to create community. By showcasing the results of a experimental photographic workshop with the machine (June 2021) it's demonstrates the creative possibilities of the format. It also brings to light rarely seen archival group photos of Goldsmiths staff and students (1910's-1950's) found in Goldsmiths library special collections archive. It contains an explanation of how an analogue photobooth works, how it has been used by designers and artists in 20th Century culture, and it's visual parameters. Finally, a framework on the back page acts as a tool to plan a photo with friends.

This publication was presented and given out (along with a token to use the machine), to over 500 students in cohorts on the BA Design, and MA Design Expanded Practice in Autumn 2021, and to over 70 members of staff in the Design Department.

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Printed Ephemera

Related items in GRO:

Quin, Corinne. 2021. Design Department Collective Portrait. In: "Design Department Collective Portrait", Goldsmiths, University of London, United Kingdom, September 2021 - June 2022. [Show/Exhibition]
Quin, Corinne. 2021. Collective Portrait Primer Poster. [Printed Ephemera]
Quin, Corinne. 2021. 'Experimental Photobooth Workshop - June 2021'. In: Experimental Photobooth Workshop. Goldsmiths, University of London, United Kingdom June 2021. [Conference or Workshop Item]
Quin, Corinne Quin. 2024. Here/Then: Photographic Archive. Womens Art Library Goldsmiths. [Other] (Forthcoming)