Archiving Eden
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.17 (823 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 9053308849 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 180 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-06-30 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Since 2008 Dornith Doherty has worked in collaboration with renowned biologists at the most comprehensive international seed banks in the world: the United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service?s National Centre for Genetic Resources Preservation in Colorado, U.S., the Millennium Seed Bank, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in the U.K.; and PlantBank, Threatened Flora Centre, and Kings Park Botanic Gardens in Australia.Utilising the archives? on-site x-ray equipment that is routinely used for viability assessments of accessioned seeds, Doherty documents and subsequently collages the seeds and tissue samples stored in these crucial collections. The amazing visual power of magnified x-ray images, which springs from the technology?s ability to record what is invisible to the human eye, illuminates her considerations not only of the complex philosophical, anthropological, and ecological issues surrounding the role of science and human agency in relati
Five Stars Important and beautiful work.
. Dornith Doherty was born in Houston, Texas and received a B.A. and abroad at institutions including: FotoFest, U.S.; The Bluecoat, U.K.; The Centro de Fotografa, Spain; Galerie Lu?nky, Czech Republic; The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, U.S.; the Museum Belvdre, The Netherlands; The Museum of Photography, Rafaela, Argentina. In 2012 she was awarded a Guggenheim Foundation fellowship. D
She is Distinguished Research Professor at the University of North Texas, where she has been on the faculty since 1996. and abroad at institutions including: FotoFest, U.S.; The Bluecoat, U.K.; The Centro de Fotografa, Spain; Galerie Lu?nky, Czech Republic; The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, U.S.; the Museum Belvdre, The Netherlands; The Museum of Photography, Rafaela, Argentina. Her work is held in numerous permanent collections across the world. . About the Author Dornith Doherty was born in Houston, Texas and received a B.A. Dohertys work has been featured in exhibitions widely in the U.S. cum laude from Rice University and a MFA in Photo