Published on the occasion of the exhibition held at Graves Gallery, Sheffield, England, December 16, 2017-March 17, 2018; Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art, Sunderland, England, June 1-August 30, 2018. Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
Plates -- Dan Holdsworth in conversation with Madeleine Kennedy -- After Utopia / by Oliver Morton -- Transmission: new remote Earth views / by Emma Lewis -- Forms FTP / by Emma Lewis -- Mirrors FTP / by Joshua Wilson -- A future archaeology: Dan Holdsworth's continuous topography / by Alistair Robinson -- Spatial objects, temporal subjects / by Alistair Robinson.
Summary:
This book surveys English artist Dan Holdsworth's 20-year career. Since 1996, Holdsworth has explored the "extreme" territories that characterise humans' changing relationship to the "natural" world in the Anthropocene. The volume also reveals Holdsworth's (*1974) most recent body of work. Since 2012, the artist has worked with academic geologists to map the exact contours of Alpine glaciers, using drones, lasers, photography, and high-end software used by the military academy. We encounter millions of points in space, each millimetre-perfect, that plot the outline of a changing landscape. Produced in collaboration with the Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art, the publication offers new insights into Holdsworth's innovative practice.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.