A photography exhibit using student-engineered images, sounds and textual documents which draw from University Archives materials. The exhibition explores the history of spirit photography through the re-envisioning of history — straining credibility and provoking a rich array of interpretations from viewers.

• Thursday, April 14 through Friday, June 3, 2011
• Robert E. Kennedy Library, Learning Commons 2nd floor
• Exhibition is free and open to the public during regular library hours

More animated GIFs

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Two Men at a Desk.

Women standing at a table.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Sponsored by Library Services, the Liberal Arts and Engineering Studies Program (LAES), and the College of Liberal Arts
• In collaboration with the Cal Poly Department of Architecture and the Theatre and Dance Department

Download the exhibit poster

Open House Tours

• April 15 – 16, 2011
• Ongoing between 10am-2pm
• Learning Commons 2nd floor

Contacts

Catherine J. Trujillo

Special Collections Kennedy Library

(805) 756-2305

David Gillette

Program Director Liberal Arts and Engineering Studies

(805) 756-2331

Image Credits

• Animated gifs engineered by Jessica Wong, Computer Science student
• Ghosted images designed by Anieca Ayler, Journalism student and Joyce Ting, Art & Design student
• Original archival images courtesy of University Archives, Kennedy Library