Landscape with(out) Locus Book Talk

How do we understand landscape today? How do we discuss and visualize nature? Can they be conceived and represented as something existing independently of the viewer, now that the human race has gotten into a very last corner of the world? Join Head Hi and NERO Editions (Italy) as we host Eva Leitolf and Giulia Cordin, the editors of recently released book Landscape with(out) Locus, in discussion with landscape architect and contributor to the book Tiago Torres-Campos on these very questions.

Landscape with(out) Locus interprets landscape as an ever-changing social, economic, and ecological construct. Addressing questions of power, identity, and natural resources, the publication follows histories of surveillance and colonialism, considering photographic (and post-photographic) images as central to the process of interacting with the world. The book assembles a selection of images and texts by scholars and artists such as T.J. Demos, Tiago Torres-Campos, Tiffany Kaewen Dang, Hagit Keysar and Ariel Caine, Teresa Mendes Flores, Chris Malcolm, Trevor Paglen, Hito Steyerl, Forensic Architecture, Joan Jonas and Irmgard Emmelhainz.

More about the speakers:

Eva Leitolf is an artist, full professor, head of Studio Image, and Vice Dean for Research at the Free University of Bozen, Faculty of Design and Art. Her work critically examines practices of image production and contexualization, exploring contested social phenomena such as colonialism, racism, and migration. Leitolf’s work often combines photography with textual elements, from police reports and a wide range of research to personal notes. @leitolf

Giulia Cordin is a graphic designer focused on communication and editorial design. She is currently teaching at Studio Image – Free University of Bozen, Faculty of Design and Art as adjunct lecturer in Visual Communication. She is a PhD candidate in the Interface Cultures Program at the University of Art and Design Linz (Austria). @giuliacordin

Tiago Torres-Campos is a Portuguese landscape architect whose work explores multidisciplinary approaches to contemporary landscapes and complex territories. His interests focus on intersections between landscape practice and the Anthropocene, and issues of landscape representation. Torres-Campos’ experimental work ranges from modelling and digital fabrication to video production and speculative writing. Through his PhD in Architecture by Design (2022), he investigates ways of thinking geologically about Manhattan. @tiagotorrescampos

NERO Editions is an international publishing house devoted to art, criticism and contemporary culture. Founded in Rome in 2004, it publishes artists’ books, catalogs, editions and essays. NERO explores present and future imaginaries beyond any field of specialization, format or code – as visual arts, music, philosophy, politics, aesthetics or fictional narrations – extensively investigating unconventional perspectives and provocative outlooks to decipher the essence of this ever changing reality. @nero_editions

Head Hi is an organization dedicated to art and design specializing in publications and cultural programming with an espresso bar located in Fort Greene, Brooklyn by the Navy Yard. We feature a curated selection of publications from around the globe. Working with local and international artists, designers, publishers, community members and organizations in various fields, Head Hi is a space for exploration and interaction that hosts talks, book launches, art shows, music performances and other events. @headhi_ny