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Campbell Brennan Photography Focuses on Environmental Issues
Sept. 5, 2006
The photography of Tammy Cromer-Campbell and Joann Brennan will be on exhibit in the Martin Museum of Art beginning September 5 and running through October 14. Both artists focus on environmental issues ranging from toxic waste to wildlife management.
Tammy-Cromer Campbell first became involved with the small, East Texas community of Winona in 1994 when she was asked to do some photographs for a campaign to raise public awareness of the dangerous and toxic conditions believed to exist in Winona, and to garner public support for shutting down the facility believed to be responsible. "As the 15-minute photography session progressed, I found myself becoming deeply concerned about what was happening to this community and its residents. Through the lens of a plastic Holga camera, I tell their story."
Campbell has also published a book entitled, Fruit of the Orchard ,which addresses the sociological consequences of economic change, and examines the long-term effects of modern technology on the human condition. The public is welcome to attend a guest lecture by Campbell at the Martin Museum of Art on September 26, 12:30-1:15pm. Copies of her book will be available.
Joann Brennan is an Associate Professor of Photography and Chair of the Visual Arts Department at the University of Colorado in Denver and Health Sciences Center. Brennan's photographic work, entitled Managing Eden, explores the complex relationship between wildlife and human concerns.
"For the past sixteen years I have been making photographs that question how we define wildness and how we value nature. I have photographed conservation, hunting, habitat manipulation and animal research, looking for moments of contact between man and animal. I feel these moments tell us something about the complexity of our relationship to nature. Through making this work I have come to realize that our perception of nature and our relationship to wildness is precarious and full of paradox. It can no longer thrive unassisted and more than ever before, nature depends on us."
The Martin Museum of Art is located in the Hooper-Schaefer Fine Arts Center on the Baylor University campus. Hours are 10-5 Tuesday through Friday, and 12-5pm on Saturday. The museum is closed during university holidays. Admission is free and all events are open to the public, unless specified. For more information call 254-710-1867 or visit the museum website at www.baylor.edu/martinmuseum
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