Place in the Sun: Design and the Desert Landscape

Visit Scott B. Davis’ City Heights studio and discover one-of-a-kind photographic works while seeing some of the world’s largest wooden cameras in use today. Davis’ photographs merge nineteenth technology with a twenty-first century aesthetic, transforming his affinity for the desert landscape with a mastery of rare photographic processes. Visitors will view photographic works in progress, browse his 2021 Radius Books monograph, and discover 100-year-old books and ephemera that have shaped his work with photography and design.

Inspired by the California Light and Space Movement, Davis pioneered unorthodox darkroom techniques that will be demonstrated during one-hour studio visits. This event is free and includes access to a landscape designed desert garden covering a quarter acre, in addition to a rooftop deck with views across San Diego county.

The tour will take place in one-hour time slots of ten people each slot.

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