“Untitled” by İlhan Sadıkoğlu
Country: Istanbul, Turkey
Parts used: Juice
Amount: 2 tablespoons
Extracted by: N/A
Thinner: Not used
Application: Brushing
Layers: 2
Substrate: Magnani 1404, Pescia 100% cotton paper, 130 gsm
Created with: Photogram of a dry weed
Exposure: 3 days, August, summer, 2023
Contrast: ✿✿ (Medium)
Challenges or observations: I applied the fermented purple carrot juice to the paper with the help of a brush, and exposed it for three days. The exposure time was extended because it was cloudy. I was able to get results in a shorter time in my previous attempts.
Additional information: Fermented purple carrot juice (Şalgam) is a traditional drink consumed alongside meals in the south of Turkey. The carrot is purple but sometimes called black carrot. The full scientific name is Daucus carota ssp. sativus var. atrorubens Alef. The full scientific name of this turnip variety is Brassica napus var. napobrassica.
Instagram: @ilhan_sadikoglu
Facebook: facebook.com/ilhansadikoglu
Mix of Carrot (Daucus carota) and Turnip (Brassica napobrassica), fermented purple juice anthotype by İlhan Sadıkoğlu
This anthotype is part of World Anthotype Day
World Anthotype Day was started by AlternativePhotography.com in 2022. In August anthotype artists all over the world celebrate the anthotype process and send in their entries. We add them here to the database and create a reference book for each year. The purpose of the day is to build a large resource where artist can learn which pigmenets and plants that work and draw inspiration from other artists' work. The reference books can be found here:
Volume 1 is the first book in the series:
Volume 1 contains 60 unique anthotype emulsions from 103 artists taking part from 31 countries.
Anthotype Emulsions, Volume 1 – The collective research from photographers on World Anthotype Day 2022
Volume 2 is the second book:
Volume 2 contains 100 unique anthotype emulsions from 139 artists taking part from 31 countries.
Anthotype Emulsions, Volume 2 – The collective research from photographers on World Anthotype Day 2023
If you want to learn more about making anthotypes there is also the "how-to" book:
Make prints using plants - an environmentally safe process!The most comprehensive resource on Anthotypes.
Anthotypes – Explore the darkroom in your garden and make photographs using plants
Rated 9,8 - based on 224 votes
If you are already practising anthotype printing, we suggest making notes to document and learn:
50 pre-defined pages for you to document your anthotype process.
Anthotype notes – Document your anthotype process
Rated 10 - based on 2 votes
