This unique collection brings together the work of photography writer, curator, and lecturer, Liz Wells, reflecting on key themes of landscape, place, nationhood, and environmental concerns.
A newly written introductory chapter contextualizes the collection. This is followed by an -in conversation- with Martha Langford, Concordia University, Montreal, that brings together two leading figures in the field to respond to Wells- thought and the themes that emerge in her writings. The essays included in this anthology draw on work from a variety of sources including artists- photobooks, exhibition catalogues, magazines, academic books, and journals. Seventeen previously published articles, organized thematically in relation to Curation and Residency, Phenomena, Place, and Critical Reflections, demonstrate Wells- critical and curatorial approach to research through photographic practices, reflecting a core view of art (at its best) operating to convey the implications of what is be
