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Fisher Museum Harvard Forest 324 North Main Street Petersham, MA September 23rd, 2012 2:00pm Exhibit Highlight Page An immersive digital multimedia art exhibit about the roles of Christianity, Native worldviews and land use in 17th century central Massachusetts Through site-specific projections of landscape photography, high-definition video, forest audio recordings, historic voiceover texts and music, First Contact immerses visitors in the minds of 17th century peoples as they struggled to reconcile opposing notions about land use. This dissonance resonates in today’s world. Created, filmed, photographed, edited and sound designed by Roberto Mighty, MFA Artist-in-Residence, Harvard Forest 17th Century text John Cotton Daniel Gookin Francis Higginson Massasoit Thomas Morton Roger Williams Historical Text translations & voiceovers Ben Crystal, London, Original Pronunciation specialist Paul Meier, Director of Theater Department, University of Kansas David Tall Pine White, Brimfield, MA Nipmuc Nation Language Teacher Roger Williams, Missionary and Founder of Rhode Island Science Commentators David Foster, Director, Harvard Forest Aaron Ellison, Senior Research Fellow in Ecology, Harvard Forest Emery Boose, Senior Researcher and Information Manager, Harvard Forest Ed Faison, Research Fellow, Highstead David Orwig, Forest Ecologist, Harvard Forest Special Thanks Clarisse Hart Edythe Ellin Laurie Chiasson Cheryl Toney Holley Donna Rae Gould Jonathan Robinson James Baird Christine Mandell Kathryn Howell Katharine Taylor Mighty Dr. Bertram Ashe ### Roberto Roberto Mighty, MFA Artist-in-Residence, Harvard Forest Art/New Media www.robertomighty.com robertomighty@gmail.com 617.965.7022 Adjunct Professor Visual & Media Arts Department Emerson College 180 Tremont Street Suite 916C Boston, MA 02116