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Platinum-Palladium printing by Carlos Barrantes

France
2022
es
en
27'

Direction: Thomas Goupille

Carlos Barrantes, a master of printing and historical processes, gives us a step-by-step guide to platinum/palladium printing. In his laboratory in Perpignan, he carefully explains his preparations and manipulations, giving an artist's perspective on his choices and decisions. As a craftsman, he is as visually sensitive as the sheets he uses are to light. And he sublimates each photograph into a unique print.

Platinum-Palladium printing by Carlos Barrantes

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Synopsis

Carlos Barrantes, a master of printing and historical processes, gives us a step-by-step guide to platinum/palladium printing. In his laboratory in Perpignan, he carefully explains his preparations and manipulations, giving an artist's perspective on his choices and decisions. As a craftsman, he is as visually sensitive as the sheets he uses are to light. And he sublimates each photograph into a unique print.

What you will find in this film

Carlos Barrantes' laboratory • Platinum/palladium, a demanding process • An alternative and historical printing process • Precise dosing of chemical components • Sensitizing a sheet of paper with a brush • Insulating by contact under UV lamps • The most stable printing process over time

Keywords

The Darkroom Masters Historic processes Contact prints Platinum-Palladium printing Alternative processes

The softness, the almost carnal part of the process attracted me.”

Carlos Barrantes Artist & Artisan

Film chapters

summary 00:00 The transparent countertype

summary 05:00 The cooking: chemical preparation of platinum/palladium

summary 10:00 Emulsifying the sheet of paper

summary 15:00 Preparing clarification baths

summary 20:00 Insulating the sheet by contact

summary 22:00 Direct result before clarification

summary 25:00 Washing, drying, and inspection of the print

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The authors/artists

Carlos Barrantes

Thomas Goupille

Further exploration

• RÉTROSPECTIVE, CARLOS BARRANTES, PHOTOGRAPHE ET TIREUR - Trabucaire ed. ; 2014

• DICTIONNAIRE DES PHOTOGRAPHES ESPAGNOLS DU XIX AU XXIEME SIÈCLE - La Fabrica ; 2014

• UN JOUR PARTONS - Mai-Photographies ; 2014

• PAR DELÀ L’HORIZON - Lunwerg Editores ; 2009 ; edition in spanish

• MOUVEMENT - Fundació Pilar i Joan Miró a Mallorca ; 1999 ; edition in spanish

Site of Carlos Barrantes - Artist

Site of Carlos Barrantes - Artisan

Interview with Carlos Barrantes - Galerie-Photo Article

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