Working with Walter Bergmoser and Peter Sramek, the workshop participants explored image-making with collaged natural materials exposed in the bright sunlight onto cyanotype paper and regular silver photo paper.
An introduction to the concept of art and interventions in nature supported by watching the documentary film of Andy Goldsworthy’s site-specific works, led to participants creating works in the forest and the creek bed. Enlarged acetate negatives were used to print images as cyanotypes and also for experiments in exposing directly onto large tree leaves of various kinds.
Inspired by the Nature Conservancy of Canada we are inviting you to join us on the August long weekend for our very first BioBlitz at Shibagau Creek.
Come for a few hours on Saturday and/or Sunday! The Nature Conservancy of Canada is calling for a countrywide BioBlitz on the August long weekend and we invite you to participate with us.
"It is the NCC's intention to unite thousands of people across Canada in a collective community effort to celebrate and document the diverse species across our beautiful country. Bioblitzes are a community-led gathering of information about species in a certain area held over a certain length of time. These community science events have led to the documentation of rare or endangered species in many countries, including Canada. Our collective observations can grow our knowledge of native species’ distributions and help conservationists target areas to eradicate invasive species. These efforts may help conservation efforts to restore the balance and health of our local ecosystems. By documenting the natural world and sharing these observations to a global database, anyone can give back to nature."
NCC BioBlitz Call
It is our intention at Shibagau Creek to learn more about who and what inhabits the land and celebrate all that we encounter.
Pick your species be it flora, fauna or both and wander the 100 acre property noting what you see, take pictures to later upload for the Nature Conservancy using iNaturalist and enjoy the peace, quiet and beauty of all that’s around.
Bring friends looking for a fun and easy way to support nature this August long weekend.
Please come for a few hours on Saturday and/or Sunday.
The Shibagau Forest Farmstead is situated within the unceded traditional territories of the Algonquin Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee and Wendake peoples who are the original owners and custodians of these lands on which we are honored to gather.
June 16-18, 2023 Presence and Light with Peter Sramek Within the natural spaces of the farm and forest, we will consider the roots of photographic visual practice in relation to observation, light and exposure. Photographs can be traces of the world in front of the camera but also of our inner experiences. Being present in nature may reveal that which is normally hidden in the daily rush. Working in black and white, exercises will be completed in digital format, but film work is also encouraged. Technical discussion will address metering and exposure to support image pre-visualization. Work can be made in both digital and film mediums.
This workshop saw us work on observation of light and shadow and visualizing how these translate into black and white images. Working in both digital and film formats, the barn, the forest, the creek and the town became subject matter for compositions and images in shades of grey.
Our weekend with INTAC alumni was a fun opportunity to share stories, good food and exploration of the farm property. Young Wyatt enjoyed camping with his dad Pat and our hikes down to the creek. Everyone brought great food and we shared the preparation along with stories from the past dozen years of INTAC iterations.
Alumni included: Stephen della Casa, Arpit Nigam, Patrick Navarro with son Wyatt and Nicolas Vo with Peter Sramek on the left.
