On Wednesday evening in the Grand Hall of
@princetonuniversityartmuseum , photographer and multi-media artist
@richardmosse_ screened and discussed Broken Spectre (2022). This film-based project leverages a range of image-making technologies to capture the devastating effect of deforestation in the Amazon. In it, Mosse employs multispectral aerial cameras and infrared analog film—some of the very same lens-based technologies used by corporations to survey and destroy the Rainforest—to instead trace human impact on the environment.
Mosse’s work routinely mobilizes a full range of contemporary image-making devices: drones, military-grade thermal imaging, multispectral cameras, and custom-built systems.
On Thursday afternoon, Mosse led a lunchtime workshop to discuss his use of these devices with a small group of graduate students and faculty members. Participants from Art & Archaeology,
@princetonarchitecture , Comparative Literature, Anthropology, Economics,
@germanprinceton , and the PUAM engaged in a lively conversation with Mosse. While touching on topics related to extractive technologies, surveillance, and even map-making, Mosse reflected on the ever-present slipperiness of grasping the world through images.
Mosse’s visit was organized by PhD candidates Florian Endres
@floend and Maggie Hire
@largelymarge , and made possible by the Princeton Humanities Initiative’s focus on “Media & Meaning: Humanities in the World.” Additional support was provided by the Program in European Cultural Studies,
@mediamodernity ,
@brazillabatprinceton , and
@artandarchaeologyprinceton .
