Author: Todd Smith

Hi! I am an interdisciplinary artist and committed educator. From 2007-2010 I climbed a tree everyday and documented the project with photography, video and writing on this blog. I am revisiting the trees and writing again starting March 2018. Stay tuned. My work considers our collective impact on the urban environment. Projects range from community-based, data-driven projects interpreting bike usage into sound, photography and video series exploring human movement through urban structures and green spaces, and interactive sculptures that vary in their use of found materials, analog technologies, and emerging digital media. I currently teach a variety of 2D, 3D and digital subjects at universities in the Louisville, Kentucky area.
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Haunt – Opens April 1 Zephyr Gallery

HAUNT

Todd C. Smith &
Michelle Kellond Amos
Exhibition open April 1st – May 14th 2011

Opening Reception
First Friday Trolley Hop
April 1st, 6 to 9pm

Gallery Talk
Thursday April 14th
6 to 9pm

The latest offering from tree-climber artist Todd Smith is part photography, part performance documentation.

Todd climbs into a tree, secures his cocoon on a branch and crawls inside with a light.
In collaboration with Natalie Biesel, the long-exposure photos were composed from secluded Louisville locations, including
Cherokee Park.

Trying to imagine a world where human existence is dependent upon climbing trees,
Smith creates scenarios of a fantastical human-like creature in a pupal stage of development shining
with life from the limbs.

Zephyr Gallery
610 E Market St
Louisville, KY 40202
502-585-5646

Gallery open
Wed – Sat 11am- 6pm

Cocoon Series


C.6
03/17/2011
Cherokee Park
4 x 6 in.
dye-sublimation on board


C.7
02/18/2011
Seneca Park
4 x 6 in.
dye-sublimation on board


C.8
02/28/2011
Cherokee Park
4 x 6 in.
dye-sublimation on board

Top Image
C.5
03/02/2011
Cherokee Park
4 x 6 in.
dye-sublimation on board