In Conversation with Mima Cataldo: Photographers of 'Devour The Land'
How do photographs portray environmental damage that can be difficult to see, much less identify and measure? Join curator Makeda Best and artist Mima Cataldo as they shine a light on the unexpected and often hidden consequences of militarism on habitats and well-being in the United States as part of the special exhibition “Devour the Land: War and American Landscape Photography since 1970,” on view from September 17, 2021–January 16, 2022.
Mima Cataldo is a photographer, sociologist, and feminist activist. Interested in the field of visual sociology, Cataldo took part in the Women's Encampment for a Future of Peace & Justice, a gathering of women near the Seneca Army Depot (New York) protesting the deployment of nuclear weapons in 1983. Her photographs were published in 1987 in "The Women's Encampment for a Future of Peace & Justice: Images and Writings."
In this series of artist talks for “Devour the Land,” we explore the exhibition and how preparations for war and the aftermath can sometimes lead to surprising instances of ecological regeneration and change. Featuring approximately 160 photographs by 60 artists, the artists showcased in “Devour the Land” range from professional photographic artists and photojournalists to lesser known and emerging photographers, and bring a variety of practices and approaches to their work.
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Exhibition Devour the Land: War and American Landscape Photography since 1970: https://harvardartmuseums.org/devourt....
Watch the series of artist talks for Devour the Land: https://vimeo.com/channels/1733143
Digitized Photography Collection in the Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America: https://guides.library.harvard.edu/c.....
Speakers:
Dr. Mima Cataldo, photographer, sociologist, and feminist activist;
Dr. Makeda Best, Richard L. Menschel Curator of Photography, Division of Modern and Contemporary Art, Harvard Art Museums;
Caroline Elson, Sharpe Fellow at the Harvard Art Museums, Harvard Class of 2022.
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Video Thumbnail Image: Mima Cataldo, American, “No Shelter, Women's Encampment for a Future of Peace and Justice protest and march,” 1983 August 1. Photograph. Harvard University, Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America. Image courtesy of the artist. © Mima Cataldo. https://iiif.lib.harvard.edu/manifest...
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