Guillaume Geneste & Alexandre de Mortemart
Quick Silver 3

A film by Henri Herré | 2022

France
fr
en
26'

Guillaume Geneste & Alexandre de Mortemart｜Quick Silver 3

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Synopsis

This film series takes us inside the darkroom of Guillaume Geneste, a Paris-based master of analog printing. Like a magician of chemistry, he works with light and contrast, the density of a black or the subtle tone of a color. There is something mesmerising about the ritualistic-like gestures he uses for the dodging and burning of the print, where his hands dance through the enlarger's beam to modulate exposure in specific areas of the image. Photographers come and go, watching their prints come to life on paper. Each of them brings their own approach to analog photography, with specific criteria and needs. Every episode captures a unique printing journey. Today we meet Alexandre de Mortemart, who has brought the negatives from a reportage he did in Calcutta. While other photographers just drop by and choose their prints, Alexandre de Mortemart likes to stay in the darkroom throughout the process, chatting with Guillaume Geneste, recounting the background to his series, discussing his approach to the medium and trying his hand at retouching.

What you will find in this film

The magic of analog printing • the chamanic gestures of dodging and burning • the importance of a broad picture • the guardian of photographers’ secrets • knowing when to stop

Keywords

Photography Careers The Darkroom Masters Analogue Photography The Artist at Work

Even when you reach the end, after four or five prints, you always come back to the overall picture. Whereas in digital photography, if you build your image based on details, you will always think that the next detail is the solution. Here, we had worked on different parts of the image to get the best possible result, but in the end we came back to the whole, which lacked a little contrast.

Guillaume Geneste Printer

For me, you are one of those photographers who previews what they are photographing a lot.

Guillaume Geneste Printer

Denis Roche said: there are two things photographers hate, the word ‘chance’ and the word ‘unconscious’, because it proves that they do not master their subject.

Guillaume Geneste Printer

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The authors/artists

Guillaume Geneste

Alexandre de Mortemart

Further exploration

Guillaume Geneste ; LE TIRAGE À MAINS NUES ; Lamaindonne, 2020

Guillaume Geneste ; TOUT AUTOUR DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE ; Lamaindonne, 2023

A fascinating radio show where Guillaume Geneste talks about his printer job (in French)

The website of Guillaume Geneste’s lab