From Print to Pixel

Get the Full Picture!

Fotomuseum Winterthur’s educational project From Print to Pixel is designed to foster competence in dealing with images and media. In a context framed by digital media and new advances in technology, the project opens the door on current developments in photography and discusses their impact on us as a society.

Images are an ever-present feature of our lives – on Instagram alone, over a hundred million visual posts are shared every day. But in the process of these images being produced, disseminated and viewed, what traces are left behind? How does this influence our perception, values and behaviour? And what effect does it have on our self-image?

The project offers a varied programme, working together with a range of experts to examine the social, cultural, economic, political and technological mechanisms associated with the production, circulation and reception of images. A further focus is on the challenges, opportunities and (activist) potential afforded by our interaction with networked images. From Print to Pixel discusses artistic, scientific and everyday practices in a spirit of openness and experimentation. The project helps participants to read and categorise images with a critical eye, encouraging them to reflect on the way they use media and to adopt an approach to this that is informed by creative autonomy. The underlying concept here is: Get the full picture!

Programme

For schools, teaching staff and teenagers:

Workshops: in the classroom or at the museum
Teaching materials: free to download in three languages (DE, EN and FR)
Articles: by experts on current topics, in three languages (DE, EN and FR)

For teenagers and adults:

Events: with experts, online and at Fotomuseum Winterthur
Articles: by experts on current topics, in three languages (DE, EN and FR)