Daguerreotype, Inca style 2005
The reaction to the digital revolution might be to find our roots. Our roots in photography date back to 1839 with the daguerreotype while the roots of a civilization can be seen in the layers of architectural history throughout the land of the Incas in Cusco, Peru. With the original Incan stone-work and street ways as a backdrop, we will explore the rejuvenated silver-plate process that master Daguerreotypist Jerry Spagnoli has resurrected. While learning this process we explore our vision and interpret the beauty and grace of a culture practically indestructible since the time of the Conquistadores.
