About the Book
'Three days walking' is derived from a trek by my wife Gail and I through the near-Gobi Desert of Mongolia in 2007. There is an obvious nod to the historic stereo views produced by itinerate travel photographers over a century ago. While my views are clearly not stereo, conceptually the paired images show a similar sense of displacement and parallax. On the left, you have your eager explorers, photographer and companion, having traveled from a place in the middle of Canada with a winter and summer climate and a rolling grassland landscape eerily similar to that of their destination in Mongolia. On the right is the social and environmental reality of a place largely unchanged over many centuries. No fences, no land ownership, no roads. A place, though strangely like our own in Canada, that is sparsely populated with nomads and horses.
'Three days walking' is a continuation of my ongoing Walk Project (visit www.firmangallery.com for further information).
'Three days walking' is a continuation of my ongoing Walk Project (visit www.firmangallery.com for further information).
Features & Details
- Primary Category: Fine Art Photography
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Project Option: Large Format Landscape, 13×11 in, 33×28 cm
# of Pages: 24 - Publish Date: Mar 28, 2010
- Language English
- Keywords photogrophy, mongolia, stereo
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About the Creator
David Firman
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
David Firman has participated in solo and group shows across Canada and in Europe. His work is represented in several collections including the Winnipeg Art Gallery, the Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography (Ottawa) and the Canadian Centre for Architecture (Montreal). For further information, visit www.firmangallery.com