West West: Twin Perspectives Of The American West by Maryam Eisler and Alexei Riboud
Maryam Eisler in conversation with Carrie Scott and Heidi Zuckerman
The American West has long held mythic status — a landscape associated with possibility, openness, and above all, freedom. But how do we see it now? This panel explores the West as both geography and mindset — a place where artists have long come to reclaim space, express identity, and test the limits of form and self.
Heidi Zuckerman speaks to the West as an idea — a site of experimentation, creativity, and constant reinvention. Maryam Eisler, drawing on her forthcoming book West West, reflects on the deeply personal nature of perspective. Created in collaboration with photographer Alexei Riboud, the project captures the same landscapes through two distinct eyes — revealing how vision is never neutral, and freedom begins with the right to see differently. Carrie Scott offers a historical lens, tracing how the West has been framed by photographers navigating the balance between individual and collective vision.
Together, they’ll explore how art continues to shape — and reshape — the story of the West.
3:30 pm | Panel Discussion
4:15 pm | Q&A
4:30 pm | Book Signing
This panel discussion is part of the Intersect Educational Series at Intersect Aspen Art + Design 2025. Open to all ticket holders. Attendees are encouraged to RSVP, as seating is limited.