Can we ever really see and experience a site without comparing it to the photographs of that same scene?
landscape and ecology
The Elevated Wetlands is one of the first and most enduringly effective pieces of eco art in Canada.
Noel Harding, The Elevated Wetlands
Mel Chin describes the origins and motivations behind the nationwide art project Paydirt in a keynote address to the 2008 National Art Education Association Convention, and visits multiple sites in New Orleans adversely affected by both Hurricane Katrina and lead contamination in the soil.
Mel Chin, Paydirt
‘If the work doesn’t relate to your family and your community, then what’s the point?’, Harding asks.
Artist Dale Harding – ‘Environment is Part ...
A commentary on an endangered way of life.
Courtney Leonard, ARTIFICE Ellipse, 2016
The river's brilliant reflections gave shape to this enormous sculpture of silver
Maya Lin’s Silver Upper White River
Finding heroism amidst one of the earth's most destructive environmental disasters
Sebastião Salgado’s Kuwait
The majesty of Yosemite National Park — with Roger Minick and the woman with the scarf.
Roger Minick, Woman with Scarf at Inspiration ...
Building the American dream in the California desert.
Stéphane Couturier, Fenetre, Eastlake Greens, San Diego
Can the commonplace working farmland of California's Sacramento River Valley be a place of of breathtaking beauty?
Thiebaud, Ponds and Streams
A viewing station for sunrise and sunset, Turrell’s work manipulates light, time, and perception.
James Turrell, Skyspace, the way of color
Tuffery’s iconic “tinned bull” addresses contemporary concerns about ecological health and food sovereignty
Michel Tuffery, Pisupo Lua Afe (Corned Beef ...
Kngwarreye’s rise to prominence as an internationally recognized artist doesn’t fit the typical mold.
Browse Smarthistory images for teaching & learning!
