From Photo to Print! Enriching Everyday Landscapes with the Unique Texture of Woodcut!

At the exhibition 𝘽𝙚𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙊𝙧𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙧𝙮 – 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙖𝙧𝙮 𝘽𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝘼𝙧𝙩, artist Jay Lau Ka-chun presents “Two Stories”, in which photographs are reproduced through woodcut printmaking and bound into book form for display. You may wonder how a photographic image is transformed along the way into a woodcut print.

The 𝙈𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙞-𝘾𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙍𝙚𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙋𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙩: 𝙒𝙤𝙤𝙙𝙘𝙪𝙩 & 𝙋𝙝𝙤𝙩𝙤𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙥𝙝𝙮 workshop, led by Jay Lau, brings together photography and woodblock printing through the reduction printing technique. Participants will carve their own woodblocks by hand, transforming the light and shadow of photographs into the dots, lines and planes of woodcut prints.

During the workshop, the instructor will introduce the distinctive carving techniques and textures of woodcut, while guiding participants through key processes such as digital image editing and image transfer. Step by step, everyday snapshots will be transformed into prints enriched with layered colour and the distinctive texture of woodcut!

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