Klett & Wolfe Response

Through exploring the images on the site, I am intrigued by Mark Klett's and Byron Wolfe's use of time. The combinations of past and present draw the viewer into a time warp. By combining the images of the present with images of the past, in bubbles and frames of various sizes, causes the audience to look search through the images with more investment than a diptych might. The precise arrangement of the images lining up perfectly from different time periods adds to the intrigue and longevity of nature. The use of nature is especially interesting, because landscapes remain more constant than urban or man-made objects. A single mountain has been looked at and explored by generations for centuries. The eternal structures of these landscapes become apparent, and that for generations to come, the same structures will remain. Nature in the commonality we share with the past and the future.

One of the pieces that demonstrate the continuum of time is the Woman Viewing the Twentieth Century Canyon. All the images recreating the canyon are taken from different periods of time ranging form 1902 to 2011. This image allows one to view the progression of film qualities and styles over time as well as the eternal sense of the Earth.