Tagged: Photography

Recrafting the Brazilian Arboreal Archive

Records of Tree Day ceremonies in Brazil’s public archives belie a mass felling of native trees over the twentieth century. Combining archival photographs with poetic text, the duo Paisagens Móveis re-craft the archive’s narrative through artwork: Cidade-Jardem, or Garden City.

close up of a chain link fence covered in vines and snow

Winter’s Muted Garden

What does a garden become in winter? Émilie Gervais explores winter’s sensory and narrative landscape through a community garden’s fence.

A turtle swimming in the ocean. Behind the turtle, a diver holds a large, underwater camera.

Ramas, piedras y agencia anidada en la fotografía de la vida silvestre

Rae Ferner Rose propone leer estas fotografías de la vida silvestre como una vía para explorar la agencia no humana. Las instantáneas de los nidos de aves jardineras y de peces globo, en particular, capturan la artesanía colaborativa tanto de la “vida silvestre” como del fotógrafo.

An owl's wings are visible against a dark background in the bottom left-hand corner of the screen.

Camera Trap Poetics

After the Woolsey Fire devastated the Santa Monica Mountains in California, researchers placed trail cameras to observe the return of wildlife. Chase A. Niesner composed and performed “Signs of Life” from the images captured. In this exhibit, he reflects on the essence of being and the passage of time captured in this great return.

A woman in profile with long dark hair gazes up toward the light

Poetic Encounters Across Borders

Poet Ann Fisher-Wirth collaborates with photographer Wilfried Raussert and a team of translators to interpret street art across the Americas. Together, they illustrate the interconnectedness of people and nature in urban environments.