Interview
Artist video: Alison Rossiter, Photographer without camera
Alison Rossiter (º1953, Jackson, Mississippi, US) lives and works in New York. Rossiter creates photographs without a camera, using vintage photographic paper. Over the past twenty years, the artist assembled a large collection of photographic papers that includes rare and prestigious samples dating as far back as the 19th century.
FOMU is proud to own the work Gevaert Gevaluxe Velours, exact expiration date unknown, ca. 1930s, processed 2020 (#2), 2020 by Alison Rossiter. Rossiter considers the work created with this roll of Gevaluxe Velours paper to be the best she ever made, commenting: “Pierre Cordier gave me the box in 2015, and it took five years before I decided how to use it to its best advantage in 2020. The three large prints I made from this roll are the best things I have ever done with my collection of expired photographic papers.”
The work Gevaert Gevaluxe Velours, exact expiration date unknown, ca. 1930s, processed 2020 (#2), 2020 is on show at FOMU as part of the exhibition Outdated Paper? Photographic Paper from the Gevaert Archive.
This expo introduces visitors to Europe’s largest collection of photo paper. A range of paper types, packaging and international promotional materials offers a unique glimpse into photography in the 20th century. Each kind of paper has its own texture, gloss, colour, thickness… The expo reveals how this trendsetting brand from Mortsel, Belgium has shaped the history of photography.
The exhibition is open from May 31st to August 18th, 2024. It takes place on the building’s first floor and can be visited free of charge.
