Jennifer Long in a panel discussion regarding women in photography

Photo of a person with a sledge hammer on railway
Tuesday, April 25, 2017 - 11:00am to 4:00pm

Assessing the legacy and impact of feminist photographer Franki Raffles

25th April, 11am - 4pm
Theatre, Centre for Contemporary Arts (CCA), Sauchiehall Street

Lunch will be provided.

This symposium is a contribution to the appreciation of the current Franki Raffles exhibition Observing Women at Work at Reid Gallery, The Glasgow School of Art, 4 March - 27 April 2017.

What are the lessons for contemporary feminist and social documentary photographic practice, archive collections and exhibition curation from this work now over 20 years old?

This symposium will draw on the Franki Raffles Research project to look in depth at Raffles' work from 1981 until her death in 1994. There will be papers that outline the initiatives leading to the current exhibition and charting how it was planned. Raffles died suddenly and unexpectedly and without the chance for her to select and organise her work for future preservation. For twenty years, her photographic practice has been largely forgotten and unkown. This symposium will consider the legacy of her work, in Scotland and in other countries, examine how the central themes of her practice are relevant to women and photography today.

Dr. Alistair Scott (Associate Professor, Film and TV Edinburgh Napier University) will introduce the breadth and range of Raffles' photographic practice and examine the wider contexts of her career.

Jenny Brownrigg (The Glasgow School of Art Exhibitions Director), curator of the current GSA exhibition, will describe the curatorial process drawing from the three bodies of Raffles' work which are included: To Let You Understand... (1988); Women Workers, Russia (1989); and the Zero Tolerance 'Prevalence Campaign' (1992).

Dr. Rachel Nordstrom (Photographic Collection Manager, University of St. Andrews Special Collections) will outline her work within a Photography Archive and discuss the work which will be required to properly conserve Raffles' photographs and ensure that her work can be available for exhibition and study.

Other papers will assess Raffles' international project work and the importance of her feminist politics to her practice.

The symposium will also focus on questions about the challenges for archival collection and curation of feminist creative practice, with a focus on social documentary photography.

Supported by Edinburgh Napier University, The Glasgow School of Art and University of St. Andrews.
 

Schedule

10:00: Reid Gallery GSA
Observing Women at Work exhibition open for symposium attendees

11:00: Morning session: Chair Dr. Nicky Bird (GSA)
Welcome and introduction: Alistair Scott, Jenny Brownrigg

11:15: Paper 1: The Franki Raffles Archive Research Project
Alistair Scott, Edinburgh Napier University
Re-discovering Franki Raffles' photographic career

11:45: Paper 2: Building the Archive
Rachel Nordstrom, St. Andrews University Library, Photographic Collections
How do women photographers sit within the St. Andrews Collection? What are the next possible steps with Franki Raffles Archive?

12:15: Paper 3: Franki Raffles' Soviet photographs: bodies, machines, and the politics of representation
Marine Benoit-Blain, Ecole du Louvre, Paris

12:45: Questions

13:00: LUNCH (provided)

Afternoon session: Chair Dr. Nina Bacos (Notes Journal, TalkSeePhotography)

13:30: Paper 4: The Collective Female Subject within Franki Raffles' Lot's Wife
Anastasia Philimonos, University of Edinburgh Postgraduate student

14:00: Paper 5: Curatorial ethics and process relating to Observing Women at Work
Jenny Brownrigg, The Glasgow School of Art
What curatorial methods were employed for interpreting Raffles work for exhibition? How did considerations of Raffles' own process and methods as well as debate around visibility and 'reclaiming' the work of 'forgotten' women photographers impact on exhibition decisions?

14:30: Paper 6: Fast Forward - Women in Photography
Professor Anna Fox, University for the Creative Arts
An international reserach networking project, 2017-2020

15:15: Panel Discussion: WildFires: creating an ecology for women's practice in Scotland today.
Panelists:
Chair: Mary Ann Kennedy (Lecturer, Edinburgh Napier University)
Dr. Katherine Parhar (Founder Focas Scotland, WildFires curator, Lecturer, Edinburgh Napier University)
Sophie Gerrard (co-founder, Document Scotland)
Jolanta Dolewska (artist)
Gina Lundy (photographer/visual artist)
Jennifer Long (Associate Chair, Cross-discplinary Art Practices, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Art, OCAD University, Toronto)
Do we need a platform for women's - and/or feminist - practice in Scotland today? Our panel will address this in relation to the founding and rapid development of WildFires since Sept. 2016, looking to past practice and its impact with a view to the future. As a new initiative, what are we working towards? What examples can we draw on? How will we ensure WildFire's impact and sustainability as we move forward?

15:45: Conclusions

16:00: Finish

Jennifer Long is an artist, curator, and educator holding a BAA from Ryerson University (1998) and a MFA from York University (2009).

For the past fifteen years, her artistic practice has explored issues of doubt, vulnerability, perceived ideals, and communication within the context of interpersonal relationships. Working with constructed narratives and a Feminist lens, Long describe the emotions and quiet moments of everyday life. Long's interest in the experiences of women, as well as their absence, spurs her practice and forms a lineage from her earliest work through to her current research. Long's artwork has been exhibited in over thirty shows nationally and internationally, and showcased in numerous publications such as Camera Austria and Prefix Photo. She is currently based in Toronto, Canada and works at OCAD University as an Assistant Professor and Associate Chair of Cross-Disciplinary Art Practices.

Venue & Address: 
The Glasgow School of Art 167 Renfrew Street
Website: 
http://long-jennifer.format.com/
Email: 
jlong@ocadu.ca

Public Presentation: Jennifer Long, Tenure Track Candidate, Photographic and Critical & Curatorial Practices

Monday, April 7, 2008 - 2:15pm to 3:30pm

Jennifer Long, Tenure Track candidate for Assistant Professor, Photographic and Critical & Curatorial Practices gives a public presentation.

Venue & Address: 
Room 190 100 McCaul St., Toronto, Ontario
Cost: 
Free

Portrait

Jennifer Long
Saturday, January 12, 2008 - 5:00am to Saturday, February 9, 2008 - 5:00am

Leo Kamen Gallery in Toronto presents new work by Photography Instructor Jennifer Long.

Venue & Address: 
Leo Kamen Gallery 80 Spadina Avenue, Suite 406, Toronto, Ontario
Cost: 
Free

Flash Forward

Details from ( l to r ): Ice Fishing Two - Finn O'Hara, Backyard  Jan Letocha/Rii Schroer, Beyond the Runway - Landon Nordeman
Thursday, October 4, 2007 - 4:00am to Sunday, October 21, 2007 - 4:00am

Flash Forward is the Magenta Foundation's annual emerging photographers competition. Now in its third year, this compelling look at exciting new work from three countries brings to light the talent and promise of an exceptional group of photographers.

Flash Forward showcases the future of photography, focusing on emerging talent that jurors have identified as having great potential. This small volume is essential for curators, collectors, advertising professionals and artists who wish to stay fully informed about up-and-coming photographers.

Includes work by OCAD alumni Darren Cerkownyk, Scott Chandler, Adrian Fish, Jaret Belliveau, I.M. Martinez, Jenna Edwards and Alysha Rajkumar, and OCAD Instructor Jennifer Long.

Hardcover, 7" x 9", 192 pages
190+ photographs, full colour throughout
ISBN # 978-0-9739739-2-1
Price: $30.00

Venue & Address: 
Lennox Contemporary 12 Ossington Avenue, Toronto, Ontario
Cost: 
Free

Flash Forward Book Launch

Details from ( l to r ): Ice Fishing Two - Finn O'Hara, Backyard - Jan Letocha/Rii Schroer, Beyond the Runway - Landon Nordeman
Monday, November 5, 2007 - 12:00am to Thursday, November 22, 2007 - 3:00am

Flash Forward is the Magenta Foundation's annual emerging photographers competition. Now in its third year, this compelling look at exciting new work from three countries brings to light the talent and promise of an exceptional group of photographers.

Flash Forward showcases the future of photography, focusing on emerging talent that jurors have identified as having great potential. This small volume is essential for curators, collectors, advertising professionals and artists who wish to stay fully informed about up-and-coming photographers.

Includes work by OCAD alumni Darren Cerkownyk, Scott Chandler, Adrian Fish, Jaret Belliveau, I.M. Martinez, Jenna Edwards and Alysha Rajkumar, and OCAD Instructor Jennifer Long.

Hardcover, 7" x 9", 192 pages
190+ photographs, full colour throughout
ISBN # 978-0-9739739-2-1
Price: $30.00

Venue & Address: 
Lennox Contemporary 12 Ossington Avenue, Toronto, Ontario
Cost: 
Free