About two months ago I came across the photography of David Maisel, and I was instantly blown away. I started posting excerpts from his various photographic series up on BLDGBLOG – before he and I eventually got in touch.
So I decided to interview him for Archinect, another site I’m involved with, and the result of that decision was a lengthy and interesting telephone conversation, some email exchanges, and a visit to his studio out in Sausalito, CA (roughly 20 minutes after seeing the Bay Model).
That interview is now up and public.
If you get a chance, swing by and see some incredible images – and read about the draining of Owens Lake, the land art implications of mine leaching heaps, Icelandic hydropower, whether or not photographers are ever tempted to use pollution as a way to spice up an empty photograph… and much more.
I have greatly enjoyed both the interesting information as well as the aesthetic of BLDGBLOG and am super happy I pestered for an RSS link to make it a regular part of my web experience. Being a resident of the bay area I also appreciate this most recent focus of postings. Last but not least, I have to admit that it gave me a fanboy kind of rush when I saw that Edward Tufte finally found your site and plugged in in his AskET forum. Great work!
Wow. Stoked! Thanks for pointing it out. And thanks for the thoughts about BLDGBLOG.
I’ve known this artist for some time.
he’s got some striking works.
a part from the landscape ones,
i was amazed by his “dust” works.
-those are metal box – where the remains of unclaimed people who died are stored, with time the chemical reaction made this boxes become like some kind of mysterious chartographic item, a must see
moon – The Library of Dust is an amazing project, and David talks about it a bit in the interview, including the archival history of the canisters and what their eventual fate may be. Interesting stuff!