Gardner allows us to consider that the worlds he has filmed so beautifully were disappearing as his camera rolled. Sentiment and nostalgia are built into film in a way that enhances its ability to touch our intellects and our emotions. And to do so, Gardner has, as the poet Charles Simic says in his introduction, refused to accept “the discord between reality and imagination.” He has been in the real world fully imagining, and this book is part of what he brought back.
“ART AND ARTIFACTS FROM THE TRAVELS OF ROBERT GARDNER, 1951–2001” | June 14-july 8 | Hurst Gallery, 53 Mount Auburn St, Cambridge | opening reception and book signing June 14, 5:30-8:30 pm | 617.491.6888
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