Atelier de pratique en famille Motif & Couture — Cyanotype avec Brenda Hoffman

On the occasion of the PENN & FASHION exhibition, this workshop proposes creating patterns from sewing accessories, experimenting with early photographic techniques. An opportunity to understand the principle of photosensitivity, which is at the root of the invention of photography, and to discover how light can leave an imprint on a medium.

Invented by English scientist John Herschel in 1842, cyanotype is a photographic process that uses the photosensitive properties of certain iron salts. It produces monochrome images of a characteristic blue, called cyan blue.

A photogram is a photographic image made without a camera. Objects are placed directly on a photosensitive medium, then exposed to light. The areas protected from light stand out from the rest of the image, revealing the silhouette of the objects.

During the workshop, participants create a cyanotype on fabric using sewing accessories (scissors, thimbles, threads, pins...) that form patterns.

Each participant leaves with their print.

Brenda Hoffman

Artist and visual arts teacher, Brenda Hoffman explores the language of patterns through different printing techniques, notably cyanotype. A graduate of École Duperré in textile creation and Beaux-Arts de Paris, she regularly leads artistic workshops.