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Print of original artwork. In this limited edition print, Kristin captures the majesty of the cable-stayed bridge that is one of Tacoma's icons. As State Route 509 the bridge crosses over the Thea Foss Waterway and connects downtown Tacoma to the Port, Brown's Point, and beyond. The twin towers of the bridge are 180 feet tall and the two spans total 707 feet.
Kristin works mainly with antique and experimental cameras. Recent projects include Landscape and Transformation, Photographs of Doha, Qatar, 2008-2011, a series of black and white photographs examining the changing cityscape of a global boomtown; Skyscrapers and Shadows: Labor and Migration in Doha, Qatar, a series of portraits of labor migrants in Doha; Stories of the Desert: Djinn and the Unseen in Qatar, a collaborative project combining collected folktales and pinhole photography; and Temporal Terminus: Marking the Line, a public art installation along the historic Prairie Line Trail in Tacoma, WA. Exhibitions include the Museum of Contemporary Art, Tucson; Metroform Ltd; Fulcrum Gallery, and the Collins Library at the University of Puget Sound. Her work is in numerous public and private collections. Awards include a 2008 project grant from Qatar University, a 2011 Print Sponsorship award from the Photographic Center Northwest, and a 2011 TAIP Artist Project Grant. Her recent series Landscape and Transformation: Photographs of Doha, Qatar 2008-2010” was selected as a finalist in PhotoLucida’s Critical Mass portfolio contest. She has lectured on her photographic works at universities, art centers, architectural galleries, and at Qatar's first Pecha Kecha international art event in November, 2008. Kristin holds an M.F.A. from Goddard College.