San Jose State University - ARTH193A 193 1)What were Banerjees motivations for undertaking a photographic journey to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge? What did he hope to accomplish with this project?   2)         Why was it important to document the ANWR during all four seasons?   3)         How does Banerjee's experience of the ANWR differ from the tourist view of nature as exemplified by the photographing of polar bears?   4)         Identify and describe what Dunaway means by the two "competing frontier visions of the ANWR

San Jose State University - ARTH193A 193

1)What were Banerjees motivations for undertaking a photographic journey to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge? What did he hope to accomplish with this project?

2)         Why was it important to document the ANWR during all four seasons?

3)         How does Banerjee's experience of the ANWR differ from the tourist view of nature as exemplified by the photographing of polar bears?

4)         Identify and describe what Dunaway means by the two "competing frontier visions of the ANWR."

5)         How does the "wilderness ideal" of preserving untouched nature reflect the spiritual longings of the modern industrialized world, and what are Dunaway's arguments against this concept?

6)         Banerjee adopts two different types of composition to represent the Arctic

refuge as a place ecologically connected to everyday life in the US and beyond. What are they and how do they work?

7)         What event temporarily halted oil development of the ANWR during the early 1990's? How and why did drilling proponents deny the aesthetic value of the

Arctic Refuge?

8)         Why does Banerjee's ecological perspective encourage him to be inclusive of human culture in the Arctic landscape? How is the life of indigenous people expressed in his photographs?

9)         Using the hand-out Art and Environment: Creative Strategies as a guideline analyze Banerjee's approach as an environmental artist. Use up to three key terms (propose new categories as needed) and support your choice with examples.

10)       Explain how art and science expand upon each other in Banerjee's project.