The Solar Archive Project

Allison O. Evans PhD dissertation exhibition

Reception: June 7, 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
June 4 - June 7, 3:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Performance Space, Visual Arts Facility, UC San Diego

The Solar Archive Project is a PhD dissertation exhibition that explores the instability (and indeterminacy) of the photographic archive. In this project, sunlight exists as an agent in the creation of its own record—both chemically and physically—bleaching, darkening, and affecting the archival materials subject to its radiation. As part of the exhibition, there will be screenings of Blind Spot, an experimental 16mm film that centers on the history and practice of sungazing.