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Field studies : walking through landscapes and archives / Chrystel Lebas ; texts by Nanda van den Berg [and 4 others] ; edited by Chrystel Lebas.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: [Amsterdam] : Fw:Books, [2017]Description: 187 pages of plates (some folded) : color illustrations ; 32 cmISBN:
  • 9789490119461
  • 9490119466
Subject(s): Online resources: Abstract: The British botanist Sir Edward James Salisbury left behind a large collection of glass plate negatives, discovered in an anonymous stack of boxes in the attic of London's Natural History Museum. Brought to the attention of Chrystel Lebas, for whom walking has always been a part of her objective approach (she brings two cameras, one for quick snapshots and another with tripod for panoramic views), they instigated a turning point in her career. This enticingly beautiful, complex book is both an artistic research project and a scientific inquiry. Tracing Salisbury's footsteps, Lebas observes environmental changes in the British landscape by photographing the same locations a century later.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Non-lending Books Elisabeth C. Miller Library Tall Shelves QK98.35 .L43 2017 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not for loan 39352800167462
Total holds: 0

"The Sir Edward James Salisbury archive re-visited: observing environmental change in British landscape."

"This book was presented during the exhibition 'Chrystel Lebas - Regarding Nature' at Huis Marseille Museum for photography, Amsterdam (10 December 2016-5 March 2017)"--Colophon.

Includes bibliographical references. (page 168)

The British botanist Sir Edward James Salisbury left behind a large collection of glass plate negatives, discovered in an anonymous stack of boxes in the attic of London's Natural History Museum. Brought to the attention of Chrystel Lebas, for whom walking has always been a part of her objective approach (she brings two cameras, one for quick snapshots and another with tripod for panoramic views), they instigated a turning point in her career. This enticingly beautiful, complex book is both an artistic research project and a scientific inquiry. Tracing Salisbury's footsteps, Lebas observes environmental changes in the British landscape by photographing the same locations a century later.

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