{"title":"Catherine Wagner","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCatherine Wagner\u003c\/strong\u003e explores the rich intersections of place, history, and memory within the visual and cultural landscapes. Her works invite readers to consider how archives and environments shape our understanding of identity and community through a thoughtful blend of photography and critical reflection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRooted in \u003cem\u003eArts \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/em\u003e, Wagner’s books offer a compelling examination of time and space, encouraging a deeper engagement with the narratives embedded in both natural and urban settings. Her nuanced approach appeals to those interested in the dialogue between artistic practice and historical context.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"catherine-wagner-place-history-and-the-archive-by-catherine-wagner-9788862085984","title":"Catherine Wagner: Place, History, and the Archive","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlace, History, and the Archive\u003c\/em\u003e provides a forty-year survey of Catherine Wagner's photographic work. This is the first volume to contain Wagner's major bodies of work, dating from 1974 to 2016, in one compelling publication. Wagner's incisive photographs move seamlessly and elegantly between different approaches and content following her interest in the ways in which knowledge is transferred.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis expansive new publication surveys nineteen series and includes early projects in which Wagner began working with strategies she calls \"archaeology in reverse\". \u003cem\u003eEarly California Landscape\u003c\/em\u003e (1974), \u003cem\u003eMoscone Site\u003c\/em\u003e (1978), and \u003cem\u003e1275 Minnesota Street\u003c\/em\u003e (2016) employ a strategy of considered observation that interrogates the built environment. Physical and cultural architecture, along with its core materials, are reimagined as metaphors for how we construct our cultural identities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWagner further extends the notion of construction as she examines institutions as various as art museums, science labs, classrooms, the home, and Disneyland. Scientific, cultural, and natural histories are key realms of this exploration. At several Human Genome Project sites, Wagner explored scientific inquiry; while at the Stanford Linear Accelerator, she worked on a reimagining of Mary Shelley's \u003cem\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eProjects such as \u003cem\u003eRe-Classifying History\u003c\/em\u003e (2005), \u003cem\u003eRome Works\u003c\/em\u003e (2014), and \u003cem\u003eA Narrative History of the Light Bulb\u003c\/em\u003e (2006), recontextualise archives and collections of various cultural and historical institutions, questioning the representations of how history is recorded. \u003cem\u003eReparations\u003c\/em\u003e (2010) and \u003cem\u003eTrans\/literate\u003c\/em\u003e (2013) investigate the processes of cultural change and redefinition by looking at collections of medical splints and Braille books, respectively.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47462678724844,"sku":"9788862085984","price":120.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9788862085984-catherine-wagner-place-history-and-the-archive.jpg?v=1775021070"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/catherine-wagner.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}