Carolyn has been lucky to create a range of videos, online presentations, and exhibtions.
Multimedia
Francesco Fragomeni Remakes Hippolyte Bayard's Drowned Man
On May 5, 2024 artist Francesco Fragomeni re-enacted Hippolyte Bayard's creation of his most famous photograph The Drowned Man. Sitting completely still in the hot Southern California sun for one hour, before an enthusiastic audience, Fragomeni made three self-portraits using Bayard's direct positive process. Here is a time lapsed video of the event. Carolyn invited Fragomeni to create this performance so a twenty-first-century audience could experience the endurance and patience required to make a photograph in 1840.
Hippolyte Bayard's Direct Positive
In conjunction with the exhibition Hippolyte Bayard: A Persistent Pioneer, Carolyn produced a film featuring Barret Oliver making a direct positive using Bayard's unique direct positive process.
Phil Chang & Carolyn Peter: The World & A Photograph in Flux
On June 4, 2024 Carolyn and Phil Chang were in conversation
for an Art Break at the Getty in conjunction with the exhibition Nineteenth-Century Photography Now!
Archiving the Archivists
Carolyn produced this 16-minute video about Nuala Creed's series, The Internet Archivists, an ever-growing group of more than 150 sculptures of the staff at the Internet Archive. In the video Nuala is interviewed along with a number of individuals she has portrayed in her ceramic works.
Reflections: Carolyn Peter on Hippolyte Bayard and Gardening
In August 2020, while working from home during the pandemic, Carolyn reflected on Hippolyte Bayard, photography, gardening,
and the cycles of the sun.
Image: Hippolyte Bayard, Self-Portrait in the garden, salted paper print, J. Paul Getty Museum, 98.XO.968.166
Radical Whimsy: Victorian Women and Photocollage
This Google Arts & Culture exhibition presents two albums in the Getty's collection that integrate photographs with intricately designed drawings in a creative and subversive manner.
Early Mexican Photographs
This two-part online exhibition highlights early Mexican portrait photographs from the Getty's photography collection.
The Getty Challenge
During the pandemic lockdown, the Getty challenged
people to make their own versions of their favorite works
of art. This is what Carolyn came up with.
