2014
“Spirn points us toward the stories that surround us and the patterns which envelop us. Few people have been able to so consistently produce work that changes the lives of people throughout the world. Her ability to direct our attention to that which is both invisible and right before us is unparalleled.” Chris Aiken, Choreographer
The Eye Is a Door: Landscape, Photography, and the Art of Discovery is a book, website, and exhibit. The website complements the book and exhibit. Read sample chapters. View the photo essays. Visit the exhibit and read the reviews. Watch a video. Take a trip to the places depicted in the photographs. The latter section, Journey, links photographs and associated text with Google Earth. Click on a photograph and be transported to a satellite view of the place, where you can take control of the mouse and explore on your own.