Earth Through the Lens of Time with Dale Rio
Earth Through the Lens of Time with Dale Rio
February 3rd - March 3rd, 2026
Tuesdays 7 - 9 pm EST for 5 weeks.
The terrestrial earth is comprised of various components - minerals, elements, chemicals, etc. - in different stages of the life cycle. Over a course of hundreds of years, a seed grows into a tree which eventually returns to the earth as soil that feeds the next generation. Even such solid aspects of the earth as rocks transform over time. How can the earth be perceived through different time scales; brief to geologic? And how do we as humans place ourselves in this vast span of time that encompasses the history of the Earth? Do we - or should we - view life as linear or cyclical or something else entirely? Let’s explore these mysteries through the time-based medium of photography!
Kinship uses a pay-what-you-can honor system with a minimum donation of $60. The average contribution for a five-week practice group is $125. Please give as generously as you can. If you cannot afford the minimum contribution of $60 please don't hesitate to request a scholarship.
Dale Rio is a photographer whose work explores issues such as women’s rights and humanity’s relationship with the natural world. Utilizing film and historic photographic processes, she employs “straight” photography to document the world around her and creates conceptual work in response to that world. Her images have been shown extensively in the U.S., as well as in England, Germany, and New Zealand.
After receiving an MFA from Pratt Institute in 1996, Dale was awarded a Fulbright Travel Grant. Upon her return to the States, she embarked upon a varied photographic career that has included serving as a master darkroom printer, teaching, curating, and working as a forensic photographer. She has attended residencies at Penland, MASS MoCA, Farmington Valley Arts Center, and Ars BioArctica, Finland.
