Electroplating and the Daguerreotype with Jo Gane

The Royal Photographic Society's Historical Group presents artist and photographer Jo Gane who will discuss her PhD research and practice into electroplating and the daguerreotype, looking at daguerreotypes made in 1840s Birmingham by George Shaw and Francis Marrian. This talk will explore the role of recreative practice in understanding the material qualities of the daguerreotype alongside discussing the improvements to the daguerreotype that electroplating offered and how they developed from a competitive industrial environment in Birmingham.