Ian van Coller revisits works from previous expeditions, using visual cues that relate to darkroom and digital capture, editing, or printing processes. This manmade language overrides the natural as if a premonition to the future of these megalithic subjects.
Read more"Baffin Island (panorama)" by Ian van Coller
Named after English explorer William Baffin, the island was likely visited by pre-Colombian Norse explorers and is believed to be the site of Helluland referred to in the sagas of Eric the Red.
Read more"Mayflies and Caddisflies on the Gallatin River" by Ian van Coller & Jenny McCarty
It may be easy as humans to regard insects as unwanted pests, but this piece reminds us that “Aquatic insects are critical for: Driving stream systems,” and play a critical role in the health of the ecosystem, as they are a “food resource for fish, birds, raccoons, invertebrates, bears; drive flows of energy and nutrients; and cycle material,” notes Jenny McCarty, Masters student in Entomology at Montana State University who collaborated with Van Coller on this work. The unique collaborative image belongs to a 2018 Guggenheim awarded project, Naturalists of the Long Now.
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