University of Calgary x Exposure Photography Festival: Arctic Imagination - Lecture with Louie Palu
February 4 | 3:30 PM | Auditorium
Photographer and filmmaker Louie Palu has been making work about the Arctic since 1993. His latest body of work Distant Early Warning provides a window into the state of the militarization in the Arctic, documenting the legacies of the Cold War. The changes in the region are exacerbated by the many unknowns the Arctic faces, among them the warming of the planet. What began as a Guggenheim Fellowship evolved into an assignment for National Geographic Magazine, multiple art installations, and more. Taken as a whole, the series examines the growing geopolitical tensions and changing life around Inuit communities in one of the planet's harshest climates.
FREE with registration.
Presented by the University of Calgary Department of Art and Art History and Exposure Photography Festival.
February 4
3:30 PM
Location: Auditorium
FREE with registration.
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About the Speaker
Louie Palu (he/him)
Louie Palu is a photographer and filmmaker whose work has examined social political issues for 30-years. He is best known for hybrid approaches to creating work that incorporates art and journalism. Louie’s projects have been selected for a Guggenheim Fellowship and World Press Photo Award, and has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Guardian, Dok Munich Film Festival. His work is held in numerous collections including the Museum of Fine Arts Boston and National Gallery of Canada. His work has been exhibited at the Baltimore Museum of Art, US National Portrait Gallery and Brooklyn Museum. He is a graduate of the Ontario College of Art and Design and holds an MFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art.
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