A Printing House in Hell - William Blake’s Illuminated Printing
Featuring Gregory Ball, Dr. Daniel Burgoyne and Dr. Ross MacKay
William Blake described his unique process of illuminat- ed printing using relief etching in terms of six chambers in a “Printing house in Hell.” This colloquium recreates the process of Blake’s printmaking through these six chambers and relates the material practice of Blake’s printing to the aesthetic and political issues of his art. Emily Smythe performs an original composition of William Blake’s “The Poison Tree.”
A production of the Media Research Lab. Copyright @ 2012 Vancouver Island University
