2025 SPE Annual Conference: Adaptations
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Saturday, October 19 - 9:00AM to 10:00AM
Kingsley Ballroom - North
The fear of the unknown is one of the most primal of concerns for humanity. It has continued to surrounded us, even now when the world seems so thoroughly explored, leading to trepidation in far more aspects than just geography. Map making was developed many thousands of years ago to cope with this anxiety, and has only exploded in scope as the years have passed, proving their worth to our psyche. Art making derived from this same primal fear, and obviously has supported map-making, but has also reassured us in imaginative ways that a typical map cannot. This presentation treats map-making and art-making, photography in particular, as the same basic thing. They both result from explorations, where eventually the lost traveler must become a guide to others, and mark in some say what they deem important. Maps and photographs are coded explanations: and while explanations help to reassure us, they also inspire us to ask more questions and motivate us to walk these tracks ourselves. Of course, a blazed trail will eventually become a well-worn path, and so photographers are always delving into new frontiers as well as digging deeper into those of the past. Whether you are asking for a map or to view someone's photographs, you are essentially saying "Tell me a story." This presentation specifically explores several instances in which a photographer sets out as an anxious explorer, and through their unique process, intent and presentation, they become a guide.
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