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Title:	In Conversation: Will Wilson
Date:	7/9/2022 - 9/11/2022
Address:	Delaware Art Museum, 2301 Kentmere Parkway, Wilmington, Delaware 19806,
Location:	Wilmington, DE
Hours:	10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Cost/Cover:	free - $14
Web Page:	https://delart.org/event/indigenous/
Contact Info:	302.571.9590

Details:

In Conversation presents the works of Diné (Navajo) photographer Will Wilson (b. 1969). Wilson explores the relationship of technology, identity, agency, and representation in photography while also considering the legacy of historical photographs on the representation of Native peoples in North America. Wilson’s ongoing Critical Indigenous Photographic Exchange (CIPX) project is dedicated to creating a contemporary vision of Native North America. In the series, Wilson combines 19th-century wet plate (tintype) photography with 21st-century Augmented Reality (AR) technology in a convenient app to bring his “Talking Tintype” photographs to life. Through the CIPX images, Wilson facilitates new conversations about Indigeneity that emphasize a reciprocal relationship with the sitters. In Conversation is a contemporary response to historic photographic technologies and the ongoing impact and importance of (self-) representation.