Guest Speaker: Stefan A. Rose

Twin Cities: artistic documentation of the urban landscape

Twin Cities is an ongoing long-term view of dramatic changes to Kitchener-Waterloo’s built landscape as industry departs the inner core and century homes also fall under the wrecking ball, and high-tech workers’ condominiums replace them.

Stefan A. Rose uses an ultra-large-format 8- x 20-inch panoramic view camera because the large film’s extreme detail and smooth tonal gradations offer a sensuous expansive visual experience.

Rose will discuss the techniques, motivations, and considerations of his black-and-white photographic work, informed by his interest in vernacular architecture, constructed identity, and the shaping of rural and urban environments.