Linophotogram:
Exploring the Relationship Between Relief Printmaking and Historical Photographic Processes
Linophotogram is an experimental printmaking process developed by Aga Kubish, bringing together traditional linocut and historical photographic printing.
The process begins with a hand-carved linoleum block. Rather than using the carved image solely to produce a conventional relief print, Kubish creates a transparent photographic negative directly from the matrix, removing the need for a digitally produced negative.
This approach allows the same image to move between two distinct processes: one shaped by carving, ink and physical pressure; the other by light, photosensitive chemistry and exposure.
Developed through ongoing studio experimentation, Linophotogram explores the relationship between the physical matrix and the photographic image, extending the possibilities of printmaking across paper, textiles and installation.
The research forms part of Kubish's wider practice investigating organic structures, interconnected systems and the material behaviour of images.
