The Liminal Camera: Chicago features newly-commissioned photographs made in and around Chicago by Lauren Bon, Richard Nielsen, and Tristan Duke of the Optics Division of the Metabolic Studio. Working with the Liminal Camera, a massive portable camera fashioned from a shipping container, the Optics Division utilizes experimental photographic technology in an ongoing project to map and depict the American landscape. The large-scale prints produced in Chicago not only...
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The Liminal Camera: Chicago features newly-commissioned photographs made in and around Chicago by Lauren Bon, Richard Nielsen, and Tristan Duke of the Optics Division of the Metabolic Studio. Working with the Liminal Camera, a massive portable camera fashioned from a shipping container, the Optics Division utilizes experimental photographic technology in an ongoing project to map and depict the American landscape. The large-scale prints produced in Chicago not only engage with the evolving history of photographic imaging but also place the city within a complex global network of waterways, transportation, industry and commerce. This publication includes essays by Gregory J. Harris, assistant curator at the DePaul Art Museum in Chicago, and Lawrence Weschler, artistic director emeritus of the Chicago Humanities Festival.