Primrose - Russion Colour Photography

@ FOAM 
25 January - 3 April 2013

The title of the exhibition refers to the primrose flower, used metaphorically here to represent the many colours in which it appears during early spring. Primrose, Russian Colour Photography presents a retrospective of the various attempts in Russia to produce coloured photographic images. This process began in the early 1850s, almost simultaneously with the discovery of the new medium itself. 
The colouring technique, based on the traditional methods of craftsmen who added colour into a certain contour design, has determined a whole independent trend in the history of photography in Russia, from 'postcard' landscapes and portraits to Soviet propaganda and reportage photography. LINK FOAM