February 24 – Art Exhibit Opening & Presentation
Posted by Dustin Horton // February 10, 2014 // Calendar of Events, Workshops & Seminars
When: 7:30 p.m.
Where: Cornell Lab of Ornithology, 159 Sapsucker Woods Road, Ithaca
Speaker: Denis Defibaugh, artist
Exhibit: Afterlifes of Natural History
Description: Natural History Museums are depositories of what was once alive. Artist and RIT Professor Denis Defibaugh is interested in the aesthetics and taxonomy of these specimens and feels they combine aspects of both art and science. Defibaugh uses film that is obsolete, allowing it to oxidize and eventually become a black sheet of film. His photographs of specimens are made during the deterioration process, creating moving images of preservation and decay—what he calls a “fading memory.” This exhibit will be on display in the Cornell Lab of Ornithology auditorium through April.
Description: Natural History Museums are depositories of what was once alive. Artist and RIT Professor Denis Defibaugh is interested in the aesthetics and taxonomy of these specimens and feels they combine aspects of both art and science. Defibaugh uses film that is obsolete, allowing it to oxidize and eventually become a black sheet of film. His photographs of specimens are made during the deterioration process, creating moving images of preservation and decay—what he calls a “fading memory.” This exhibit will be on display in the Cornell Lab of Ornithology auditorium through April.
Admission: Free
Contact: 800-843-2473, mailto:cornellbirds@cornell.
