Anthotype
Antotipo
- Date
- c. 1842-1845 · confidence medium
- Place
- England, United Kingdom
- Credited to
- Mary Somerville and John Herschel (c. 1842)
- Field
- Matter & energy
What it is
Photographic technique using emulsions of crushed flower petals or other plants on paper, which bleach in sunlight wherever left uncovered, leaving a positive image that is never permanently fixed.
What it led to
- early exploration of the light sensitivity of plant pigments
- contemporary eco-friendly photographic techniques
- ephemeral and educational photographic art
- studies on the light stability of natural dyes