International Women Photographers Series—Camera Geologica

Camera Geologica: An Elemental History of Photography by Dr. Siobhan Angus is the lens through which we explore the multi-media artwork of Rosell Meseguer and Kosisochukwu Nnebe. This deeply researched and resourced book contextualizes the dark side of photography, the mining and extraction of elements that make printing possible. Our conversation centers on the many intersections of image-making and resource extraction. The deep scholarship of my guest's practices makes manifest the complex relationship between photography, colonization, labor, ecological, economic and social impact. In this conversation, Siobhan, Rosell and Kosisochukwudiscuss, among other things:Flipping photography on its headImplication and possibilities of the interaction of light with metalsExtraction of rare earth elementsProcess-based practices - artists thinking out loud Ideas, materiality & visibilityArt exploring gaps and erasure in archivesChlorophyll printingColonial historiesFood policy, manufacturing and distributionTalking about the past & the present simultaneouslyConnecting science & artIlluminating economics in our daily life choicesArt creating theoryReferenced in the episode:Dr. Siobhan AngusRosell MeseguerKosisochukwu NnebeHiền HoàngWomen and Nature: The Roaring Inside Her by Susan Griffin

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