Almost Lost Landscape
finding star field
2016
Almost Lost Landscape: A Tribute to Henry S.F. Cooper”:
curated by Otsego 2000 with Sydney Waller for the Smithy in Cooperstown.
The Smithy Center for the Arts and Cooperstown Art Association are run by
Hartwick alum Janet Garber Erway.
curated by Otsego 2000 with Sydney Waller for the Smithy in Cooperstown.
The Smithy Center for the Arts and Cooperstown Art Association are run by
Hartwick alum Janet Garber Erway.
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Almost Lost Landscape: A Tribute to Henry S.F. Cooper” was curated by Otsego 2000 with Sydney Waller for the Smithy (55 Pioneer St) in Cooperstown. This group photography exhibition that celebrates the beauty of regional landscapes preserved by Henry Cooper and his allies includes a new installation of lumen prints and digital photographs by Professor of Art Katharine Kreisher entitled “Finding Star Field.”
Finding Star Field in “Almost Lost Landscape": curated by Sydney Waller
(moved and reconfigured at Otsego 2000 offices)
(moved and reconfigured at Otsego 2000 offices)
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Sydney pointed from afar at several locations in Cooperstown. I imagined climbing a tree with my camera or being escorted to the highest window in the O-Te-Sa-Ga Hotel. -I found it on a favorite postcard from The Cooperstown General Store. An aerial view. The mown field was a 4-pointed star shape just to the right of the cloud floating over the lake.
I found the shape again on my IPhone GPS in satellite mode, but then lost my way with Willow in the sun-dappled woods. -Finally Bill walked me in (with pleasant conversation to connect us). Happy people and well-behaved dogs passed by on the trail and wandered around the pond while I sat near the edge of the woods exposing leaves on photo paper for my lumen prints. A woodpecker beat a slow rhythm as I marched out alone late in the day.
Finally Scout, an overly enthusiastic dog, lead the way when Willow and I made a successful return visit. The wind was strong and the clouds moved fast. Willow couldn't fly his kite. By now Star Field was a familiar retreat. I took pictures with a 21st century camera and thought how many centuries the hills and woods had been welcoming people. And how many more years that relationship will continue because Star Field is protected. -KK
I found the shape again on my IPhone GPS in satellite mode, but then lost my way with Willow in the sun-dappled woods. -Finally Bill walked me in (with pleasant conversation to connect us). Happy people and well-behaved dogs passed by on the trail and wandered around the pond while I sat near the edge of the woods exposing leaves on photo paper for my lumen prints. A woodpecker beat a slow rhythm as I marched out alone late in the day.
Finally Scout, an overly enthusiastic dog, lead the way when Willow and I made a successful return visit. The wind was strong and the clouds moved fast. Willow couldn't fly his kite. By now Star Field was a familiar retreat. I took pictures with a 21st century camera and thought how many centuries the hills and woods had been welcoming people. And how many more years that relationship will continue because Star Field is protected. -KK