“In August 2009, I will set the tent up in several Waterton locations, which hold a continual presence in the photographic record since the 1880s. Invitations will be extended to the general public, stakeholders, cultural producers, artists, and scientists – those who speak for nature - to join me in the camera for an exchange about the role of photographs and vision in the making and understanding of national parks in Canada. I will be present in my multiple roles of artist, anthropologist, and official photographer for the duration of the installation. The tent forms an experiential foundation for communication – conversations with stakeholders and with the general public that transpire from the tent – a site for loitering and for looking differently at a classic moment.” Portable Camera Obscura by Trudi Lynn Smith

“In August 2009, I will set the tent up in several Waterton locations, which hold a continual presence in the photographic record since the 1880s. Invitations will be extended to the general public, stakeholders, cultural producers, artists, and scientists – those who speak for nature - to join me in the camera for an exchange about the role of photographs and vision in the making and understanding of national parks in Canada. I will be present in my multiple roles of artist, anthropologist, and official photographer for the duration of the installation. The tent forms an experiential foundation for communication – conversations with stakeholders and with the general public that transpire from the tent – a site for loitering and for looking differently at a classic moment.”

Portable Camera Obscura by Trudi Lynn Smith

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