How do photographs portray environmental damage that can be difficult to see, much less identify and measure? Join curator Makeda Best and artist Robert Del Tredici as they shine a light on the unexpected and often hidden consequences of militarism on habitats and well-being in the United States as part of the special exhibition “Devour the Land: War and American Landscape Photography since 1970,” on view from September 17, 2021–January 16, 2022. Founder of The Atomic Photographers Guild, Robert Del Tredici is an artist, photographer, and teacher began documenting the nuclear age in 1979 and continues to work towards making visible issues around the US nuclear industry. His first book “At Work in the Fields of the Bomb” documented the US nuclear weapons industry and won the 1987 Olive Branch Book Award for its contribution to world peace. In this series of artist talks for “Devour the Land,” we explore the exhibition and how preparations for war and the aftermath can sometimes lead to surprising instances of ecological regeneration and change. Featuring approximately 160 photographs by 60 artists, the artists showcased in “Devour the Land” range from professional photographic artists and photojournalists to lesser known and emerging photographers, and bring a variety of practices and approaches to their work. TAKE A CLOSER LOOK: + Exhibition Devour the Land: War and American Landscape Photography since 1970: https://harvardartmuseums.org/devourtheland. + Watch the series of artist talks for Devour the Land: https://vimeo.com/channels/1733143 + Learn more about the artist: https://atomicphotographers.com/photographers/robert-del-tredici/ --- Speakers: + Robert Del Tredici, Founder of The Atomic Photographers Guild; + Makeda Best, Richard L. Menschel Curator of Photography, Division of Modern and Contemporary Art, Harvard Art Museums; + Caroline Elson, Sharpe Fellow at the Harvard Art Museums, Harvard Class of 2022. Recorded November 1, 2021. © President and Fellows of Harvard College. Video: John Neely. For questions related to permission for commercial use of this video, please contact the Department of Digital Imaging and Visual Resources at am_divr@harvard.edu.