The Library at MAF and Corita Art Center presents Catching Sight with Cauleen Smith and Jeff Parker
Focusing on Corita Kent’s lesser known yet profoundly significant photographic practice, Catching Sight places her work in a broader historical and cultural context, emphasizing the critical role that photographic archives play in the continuous shaping of history, community, and artistic creation. Corita’s camera allowed her to “see for the sake of seeing.” As an artist and arts educator, the photographs she created and collected significantly shaped her artistic practice and teaching methods. For Corita, everything was a source, and photography was not only a creative tool but a way to view the world in new and meaningful ways.
The presentation unfolds as an intimate duet between image and sound, with artist Cauleen Smith orchestrating images drawn from Corita’s extensive collection of over 15,000 35mm slides. To extend this temporal experience, Smith’s selection interplays with live improvisations by guitarist and composer Jeff Parker. The use of an analog slide projection pays homage to Corita’s original teaching methods and public lectures, where this medium was frequently utilized.
As part of Corita Art Center’s mission to initiate new forms and conversations inspired by our collections, Catching Sight explores photography’s role in Corita’s art and pedagogy through a series of lectures, programs, and exhibitions. Reflecting Corita’s collaborative spirit, we invite curators, writers, artists, and educators to creatively engage our extensive 35mm slide collection, offering fresh and diverse insights into her pioneering vision.
The Library at MAF and Corita Art Center presents Catching Sight with Cauleen Smith and Jeff Parker
Focusing on Corita Kent’s lesser known yet profoundly significant photographic practice, Catching Sight places her work in a broader historical and cultural context, emphasizing the critical role that photographic archives play in the continuous shaping of history, community, and artistic creation. Corita’s camera allowed her to “see for the sake of seeing.” As an artist and arts educator, the photographs she created and collected significantly shaped her artistic practice and teaching methods. For Corita, everything was a source, and photography was not only a creative tool but a way to view the world in new and meaningful ways.
The presentation unfolds as an intimate duet between image and sound, with artist Cauleen Smith orchestrating images drawn from Corita’s extensive collection of over 15,000 35mm slides. To extend this temporal experience, Smith’s selection interplays with live improvisations by guitarist and composer Jeff Parker. The use of an analog slide projection pays homage to Corita’s original teaching methods and public lectures, where this medium was frequently utilized.
As part of Corita Art Center’s mission to initiate new forms and conversations inspired by our collections, Catching Sight explores photography’s role in Corita’s art and pedagogy through a series of lectures, programs, and exhibitions. Reflecting Corita’s collaborative spirit, we invite curators, writers, artists, and educators to creatively engage our extensive 35mm slide collection, offering fresh and diverse insights into her pioneering vision.