Hartt, David
[Photographer]
;
Sawyer, Sean E.
[Writer of preface];
Church, Frederick Edwin
[Collector]Olana Partnership,
Olana State Historic Site Hudson, NY
Contains:
Forward / Sean E. Sawyer -- What was Photography to Frederic Church? / William L. Coleman -- To Bring the World Home: Frederic Church and Photography / Corey Keller -- Olana's Historic Photography Collection Unearthed -- Terraforming/Xenoforming / David Hartt -- Contributors.
Footnote:
Published on the occasion of the exhibition Terraforming: Olana's Historic Photography Collection Unearthed, curated by David Hartt, and organized by The Olana Partnership in collaboration with the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation, and presented at Olana State Historic Site from May 14, 2023 - October 29, 2023
Description:
"Published for our exhibition curated by artist David Hartt, this volume focuses on the concept of "terraforming"--how land is shaped for human use throughout history--within the unique context of the monumental 250-acre earthwork at Frederic Edwin Church's Olana in Hudson, New York. The book is composed of over 130 19th-century images, drawn from Olana's permanent collection, by Désiré Charnay, Eadweard Muybridge and Carleton Watkins; these are seen as a nascent technology that became tools for expanding empires that used photography to chart new frontiers and to document the sediments of previous civilizations. The book also features documentation of the newly commissioned artistic intervention by Hartt that responds to the historic context of Olana itself, the artistic legacy of Church, and the way land is constantly shaped and reformed to reflect different and competing cultural values." - Publisher's website