“We had dreamed of building cities, fields of glittering towers, urban fantasies meant to house our hopes of progress; now we seek our dismantled landscapes, abandoned, collapsing on themselves. Rather than creating the next utopia, we uncover the vestiges of failed attempts, the evidence of obliteration” (Maisel, 2013: 124). This is a very poetic way…
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Speaking on Cities, Ecosystems and Climate Change in Dubai @visitdubai @expotradeglobal @expo2020dubai
It is hugely important to engage with new audiences for any author and photographer, especially if the subject is that of the ecosystems. We have recently visited Dubai Smart Landscapes forum and acted as keynote speakers, discussing and connecting the issues of urban sustainability, climate change and ecosystems restoration. Our most recent article on ‘Global…
Lecture on Ecological Economics @rethinkecon NL
I have been extremely honoured to be invited to the Erasmus University Rotterdam in the Netherlands to join a deep discussion on sustainability organized by Rethinking Economics association. The Rethinking Economics initiative is a unique forum, which emerged out of “disillusionment with the education” that was given to students in economics departments. It started from…
ECOSYSTEMS @ClubofRome
I have been particularly delighted to be able to present ‘ECOSYSTEMS’ at the most elite gathering of the leading environmentalists and sustainability thinkers in the world, ‘The Club of Rome’. Taking place within a stone’s throw from the Vatican, this year’s meeting is celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Club and is revisiting the historic…
ECOSYSTEMS @Amazon
This moment has arrived! You can now order our stunning limited edition photo album, ‘Ecosystems: Complexity, Diversity and Nature’s Contribution to Humanity’ on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1999624106 The book will be presented at a major exhibition featuring 25+ large scale works by the photographer and ecological economist, Dr Stanislav Shmelev. The show will be hosted by the…
Henri Cariter-Bresson @aperturefnd
The new book of Interviews and Conversations made with Henri Cartier-Bresson between 1951 and 1998 has just been published by Aperture. A pure delight to read, full of exciting details and inspiring facts, this collection brings together twelve interviews with the master, most of which have not been reissued in English since their publication. From…
Street life @rencontresarles
What is peculiar about Arles is that you never know what you are going to see. A few meters off course and you are embraced by a lively celebration of an exhibition you have never heard anything about. You meet the artists, curators, the press and relive the experience through their perspectives and explanations. I…
Photographic gaze @MuseumModernArt
My photographic gaze is searching for three most important elements: the special light, the distinct atmosphere and a significant detail. I am particularly attracted to various manifestations of colour in the real world, and have devoted considerable attention to the colour theories from Chevreul to John Gage. I am inspired by a wealth of tradition…
Constructed Photography @MuseumModernArt
The idea of a constructed photograph is not something that I explored so far because I have been largely focusing on landscape and natural elements. However, I have practiced the transformed and transposed photography and infrared photography. Thus the photograph presented here depicts the iconic landscape of Colombian highlands with the strong diagonals of the…
How to Write about Contemporary Art @gilda_williams
Aimed at contemporary artists, this book explores multiple forms: short news article, press release, auction catalogue entry, exhibition review, a book review or a magazine article. Art writing is often considered a low level job in the gallery world, however writers often are struggling to find the compelling words o translate the actual experience of…
Photography as an ‘Environmental Practice’ @MuseumModernArt
Photographs in essence depict the effects of reflected light falling from the fragments of reality. Villem Flusser, considering the images a form of ‘mediations between the world and the human beings’, defends the view that photography is the most important human invention since the introduction of linear writing. Photographs are not real, in the sense…
Burning Ice @capefarewell
In 2003, 2004 and 2005 three consecutive expeditions to the extreme Arctic featuring photographers, sculptors, scientists and educators sailed among the icebergs to bring to the world a message of our changing climate. The resulting book, ‘Burning Ice: Art and Climate Change’, produced by the lens-based artist, David Buckland, is a testimony to those expeditions…
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