William Camargo's work entails research, intervention and looking at new forms of displacement in local history. Starting with his long term series Origins & Displacements: Making Sense of Place, Histories & Possibilities, in which he responds to found archives of his hometown of Anaheim.  William will describe a brief history of photography,  as an imperialist/colonial tool, to a new history of artists of color using the camera to create a counter history of their communities. Using a contemporary photography praxis, he poses the question of re-staging canonical images of  photographic history, such as in his series After Divola, As Far As I Can Get in 10 Seconds, which comments on the act of running away in a brown body.

TUESDAY NIGHT LECTURE SERIES

This acclaimed weekly lecture series brings in artists, designers, and critical theorists from around the world. All lecture presentations are held in Art Building Room #133, 5:00pm - 6:00pm, unless otherwise indicated.

caption: A Colonist, Is A Colonist, Is A Colonist, 2022, Archival Inkjet Print