First, our best wishes for a HAPPY THANKSGIVING to family and friends near and far!!
This continues our report about David DeGomez, the large format art photography specialist in the Soleri Archives at Arcosanti.
David welded together a stand for another custom built rig to hold in place drawings to be photographed. Note the half moon circles at the top of each a-frame.
[photo & text: Sue]
He fastened the corresponding metal frame to a very sturdy laminated board.
[photo & text: Sue]
Here we can see the completed photo table in place. The metal frame allows David to adjust the table to any angle desired. Also note on top of the table is a movable sheet of metal, protected by paper. This allows for a drawing to be kept in place with magnets, then moved along for multiple photos.
[photo & text: Sue]
Here we can see the table in an upright position. This replaces a very heavy and cumbersome previous set-up.
The Soleri Archives are very fortunate to have a photographer that is inventive, constantly improving his set-up, and dedicated to the highest quality of photography.
[photo & text: Sue]
Posted by sue on November 23, 2011 9:32:50 AM MST
David DeGomez is the large format art photography specialist in the Soleri Archives at Arcosanti. He has been an essential part of the archive team for several years. Here David works on a custom built rig to photograph an already framed scroll drawing.
[photo & text: Sue]
The rig has a metal contraption on the top to hold a camera in place. It has metal hooks, also custom welded by David, on each of the four feet, to hold the rig in place.
[photo & text: Sue]
This 16 feet long original scroll drawing was solidly framed many years ago and has traveled to exhibitions all over the world. Here we can see the partially completed rig in place.
[photo & text: Sue]
David attached lighting for even distribution. He took progressive portrait photos with this movable contraption and then stitched the photos together for a complete image of the whole scroll.
[photo & text: Sue]
Posted by sue on November 21, 2011 9:54:44 AM MST
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VISITORS - NEH SUSTAINABILITY
July 8, 2011
July 8, 2011
A group of 25 individuals from Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Arizona visited Arcosanti as part of a four week program titled "Rethinking the Land Ethic". The group, comprised of participants from across the country, spent an hour in the Soleri Archives to discuss sustainability and the concept of Arcology with Paolo Soleri. Represented were perspectives from ethicists, philosophers, art teachers, and other educators. The group was led by co-directors Joan McGregor, Professor of Philosophy at Arizona State University, and Dan Shilling, with the ASU Institute for Humanities Research.
[photo & text: Logan Bier]
Pictured here is Paolo Soleri, and his editor, Lissa McCullough, Ph.D. Lissa acted as a facilitator for this wonderful dialogue on the implementation and implications of sustainable living.
Read more about NEH, NAU and their programs on sustainability here: NAU Sustainability
[photo & text: Logan Bier]
Posted by sue on July 8, 2011 10:27:55 AM MST
A group of students from the University of Arizona in Tucson visited Arcosanti Friday afternoon, October 29th. The group of 75 was a small group of graduate students and students of the Land Ethics course taught by Alvaro Malo.
[photo & text: Anita Baker]
Two groups of students toured the Archives for an introduction to Paolo Soleri's work and the Archives' mission of preservation and historical documentation.
The students examined a hand-bound sketchbook with a cast aluminum cover and a portion of a 90 foot long scroll.
[photo & text: Anita Baker]
A presentation of Solare, the lean linear arterial city followed the tours of the Archives. Solare, the continuous urban ribbon, is the latest development in Paolo Soleri's proposal to reformulate the urban habitat.
3D graphics by Young Soo Kim have added greatly to visual explanation of the idea. Young Soo is a resident of Arcosanti and a graduate of the University of Arizona.
[photo: sue & text: Anita Baker]
Paolo Soleri discussed his work with the students after the short video presentation. The students were interested in the possibility of Solare and an urban ribbon between Phoenix and Tucson and Solare's importance to swiftly developing countries like China and areas threatened with natural disaster.
Previous reports on the Solare can be viewed on 4/20/05, 2/6 - 2/8/06, 8/5 - 8/14/09, 11/27 - 12/14/09 and 05/31- 06/04/10.
[photo: sue & text: Anita Baker]
Posted by sue on November 1, 2010 9:21:48 AM MST
Part of a research project for one of our alum had us take a closer look at slides of the very first construction at Arcosanti, of panels for the cubes in camp.
[photo: Ivan Pintar & text: sue]
This ingenious set-up is at an area now called Ferguson's, right next to the Agua Fria riverbank.
[photo: Ivan Pintar & text: sue]
We did not see this in action, as all of us in the archives arrived much later.
[photo: Ivan Pintar & text: sue]
Our hope in posting this is that someone who was part of this early crew will write back and explain how it all worked, especially the rolling structure. Either e-mail to archives@arcosanti.org or write a letter to Soleri Archives, HC74 Box 4136, Mayer, AZ 86333.
[photo: Ivan Pintar & text: sue]
Posted by sue on October 27, 2010 8:46:11 AM MST