I spent this past weekend at a photography conference in Philadelphia. The theme of the weekend was "Uncertain Times." I attended a panel by Byron Wolfe and Matt Klett about their most recent project, Drowned River. They spent several weeks documenting Glen Canyon and the effects of the Glen Canyon Dam. During their trip, they rephotographed sites shot by Eliot Porter back in 1963.
I kept coming back to this idea of rephotography. While not specifically eco-art, their photographs demonstrate the change in environments over time. In Drowned River, they illustrate the negative impact the dam has had on the water. Specifically, the canyon that Porter photographed is now underwater. I am interested to hear how you all think eco-artists can engage with photography in their work.
You can check out more of their work here: http://www.klettandwolfe.com/
I kept coming back to this idea of rephotography. While not specifically eco-art, their photographs demonstrate the change in environments over time. In Drowned River, they illustrate the negative impact the dam has had on the water. Specifically, the canyon that Porter photographed is now underwater. I am interested to hear how you all think eco-artists can engage with photography in their work.
You can check out more of their work here: http://www.klettandwolfe.com/
This reminds me of the works we discussed during the last set of presentations. Until that class, I had not realized how damaging dams can be and this work certainly seems to explain that further. Additionally, in many of the works we discussed, they used many different mediums in order to get their ideas across, including photography which helped to better convey the messages they wanted to present. Very cool piece!
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