KURT GARDELLA
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  • About / CV
  • Off Projects
About

In 1990 I inherited a Rolleicord medium format camera from my grandparents which sparked a lifelong interest in making images about focus & place. Recently, I have been documenting quiet scenes unfolding in remote locations. This work is released through Cargo Collective. In 2005 I traveled to the small mountain village of El Rito, New Mexico to learn adobe construction with Quentin Wilson. After 20 years of study and field work, I now teach an Adobe Construction Certificate which guides owner builders through the design and construction process of a healthy, energy-efficient home using earth as the primary building material. In 2015 I spent two months in Blönduós, Iceland and its intense natural soundscape. Since then, I have been making audio recordings of my travels. Occasionally, I release reworks of these recordings through Bandcamp.

Work Experience
  • Executive Director & Instructor - Adobe in Action
    • Lead Faculty & Instructor - Santa Fe Community College Adobe Program
      • Instructor - Adobeisnotsoftware
        • Organizing Team - Earth USA Conference
          • Board Member - The Earthbuilders' Guild
            • Member - Dachverband Lehm
              • Co-Founder - remote projects
                Technical Skills
                • Audio recording with Sound Devices field recorders and LOM microphones.
                  • Sound design with Elektron and Fors instruments.
                    • Video recording with Blackmagic Design and Panasonic GH cameras.
                      • Video design with DaVinci Resolve and ScreenFlow.
                        • Web publishing with HTML, CSS and PHP.
                          Education & Training
                          • Earth Block Masonry Wall Engineering Certificate (DIN 18940) - Christof Ziegert / MFPA Weimar
                            • Light Straw Clay Insulation Certificate - Franz Volhard
                              • Healthier Materials & Sustainable Building Certificate - Healthy Materials Lab / The New School
                                • Earthbuilding for Architects and Engineers Certificate - Christof Ziegert / Bauhaus WBA
                                  • Historic Earthen Structures Certificate - Christof Ziegert / Bauhaus WBA
                                    • Iceland Turf Building Certificate - Helgi Sigurðsson / Fornverkaskólinn
                                      • Adobe Proficiency Certification - The Earthbuilders' Guild
                                        • Specialist for Building with Earth Certification - Dachverband Lehm
                                          • Certificate in Adobe Construction - Quentin Wilson / Northern New Mexico College
                                            • Camera, Editing & Sound Design Certificates - Werkleitz Gesellschaft e.V.
                                              • B.A. in Literary Studies & Linguistics - The University of Erfurt, Germany
                                                • MZP (B.A. equivalent) in Art History & German - FSU Jena, Germany
                                                  • German Language & Photography Coursework - Rutgers University
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