{"id":12000,"date":"2012-06-10T13:56:50","date_gmt":"2012-06-10T17:56:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artoronto.ca\/?p=12000"},"modified":"2012-07-22T12:00:24","modified_gmt":"2012-07-22T16:00:24","slug":"joseph-f-rock-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artoronto.ca\/?p=12000","title":{"rendered":"JOSEPH F. ROCK: China"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Yongning Lamersery, Nyorophu Island, Yunnan, January 1929. Copyright: \u00a9 Joseph F. Rock \/ National Geographic Image Collection<\/p>\n

June 16 \u2013 July 21, 2012<\/strong>
\nOpening: Thursday, June 21, 5 – 8 p.m.
\nSTEPHEN BULGER GALLERY<\/strong>
\n1026 Queen St. W.
\nToronto, ON, M6J 1H6
\nT: 416.504.0575
\nE: info@bulgergallery.com<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>
\nwww.bulgergallery.com<\/span><\/a>
\nHours: Tues \u2013 Sat 11 \u2013 6 p.m. or by appointment<\/p>\n

JOSEPH F. ROCK: China, Vintage Photographs from the National Geographic Image Collection<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

This is the gallery\u2019s second exhibition featuring the National Geographic Image Collection. Our previous exhibition included photographs from around the world made by a variety of photographers, whereas this exhibition concentrates on a single maker, Dr. Joseph F. Rock (1884 \u2013 1962).<\/p>\n

There were few more colourful expeditions than those undertaken by Rock in the 1920s to the far hinterlands of China. The eccentric Viennese-born botanist spent 27 years in the remote Tibetan borderlands collecting exotic plants and communing with spiritual lamas while dodging warlords and bandits. Through his photographs, Rock documented the hidden world of the Naxi and other peoples of this region.<\/p>\n

This exhibition features vintage B&W photographs, as well as modern enlargements, from some of his many Autochrome originals. The Autochrome <\/span><\/strong>is an early colour <\/span>photography process patented by the Lumi\u00e8re brothers in France and first marketed in 1907 It remained the principal colour photography process before the advent of subtractive color film in the mid-1930s. The medium consists of a glass plate coated on one side with a random mosaic of microscopic grains of potato starch dyed red-orange, green and blue-violet (an unusual but functional variant of the standard red, green and blue additive colours) which act as colour filters.<\/p>\n

Divided into sections, the photographs display the vast and mountainous terrain traversed by Rock and a glimpse into the manner with which he travelled; surrounded by his extensive library of books and phonograph recordings, dining in appropriate fashion, and relaxing in his own tub, all of which carried from place to place by a retinue of locals.<\/p>\n

National Geographic magazine, the Society\u2019s official journal, published in English and 33 <\/span>local-language editions, is read by more than 35 million people each month. Is it the articles that have made National Geographic <\/span><\/em>one of the world\u2019s most popular journals? <\/span>Yes, but above all it is their splendid photographic illustrations that are craved. The Society\u2019s mission is \u201cto inspire people to care about the planet.\u201d National Geographic photographs are renowned for embodying the excitement of seeing crucial pieces of our diverse planet for the first time. For over a century, National Geographic photographers have visited new places with new perspectives and new equipment to capture astounding images.<\/p>\n

The National Geographic Society celebrates its 125th anniversary next January. Over the course of its history, the Society evolved into one of the world\u2019s largest nonprofit scientific and educational organizations. The Society was founded in 1888 to \u201cincrease and diffuse geographic knowledge.\u201d National Geographic reflects the world through its magazines, television programs, films, music and radio, books, DVDs, maps, exhibitions, live events, school publishing programs, interactive media and merchandise. The National Geographic Channel reaches 310 million households in 34 languages in 165 countries. National<\/p>\n

Geographic Digital Media receives more than 13 million visitors a month. National Geographic has funded more than 9,200 scientific research, conservation and exploration projects and supports an educational program promoting geographic literacy. For more information, visit www.nationalgeographic.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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June 16 \u2013 July 21, 2012<\/strong>
\nOpening: Thursday June 21, 5-8pm<\/p>\n

STEPHEN BULGER GALLERY<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rock documented the hidden world of the Naxi and other peoples of this region<\/p>\n

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