Join BFA Visual and Critical Studies and Art History faculty member Kayla Gibbons (BFA 2011 Fine Arts) for an information session about Picturing Arizona, a road trip and field study exploring the role of wet-plate photography in shaping the perception of the American Southwest during the height of westward expansion. Wednesday, February 26, 6:30pm. Register here for the Zoom link to attend.

Both road trip and field study, Picturing Arizona explores the role of wet-plate photography in shaping our perception of the American Southwest during the height of westward expansion. Through close examination of ancient narratives found within Arizona’s National Parks and Monuments, our attention is directed toward the histories and communities that these early photographs failed to represent. Site visits include a 150-room ancestral pueblo built around 1125 CE, Mary Colter’s Desert View Watchtower at Grand Canyon National Park, and Paolo Soleri’s experimental arcology (architecture/ecology) Arcosanti. This journey across Arizona spans a vast geologic time scale and examines the persistence of human invention against an unforgiving landscape and centuries of displacement.

For additional information about Picturing Arizona, visit this page.

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