Ashes and Snow
While we are on the subject of spiritually moving photography it’s necessary for me to mention this nomadic art exhibit I attended in NYC-2005. Absolutely amazing. It was literally nomadic, they built the building containing the exhibit out of shipping containers on pier 54. You can read more about that on their web site, it’s worth checking out. Anyway, this photographer/artist Gregory Colbert compiled a stunning collection of photos he had taken primarily of elephants and the people who live in close connection with them. The experience is not only photographs but the environment created within the Nomadic Museum as well. There is a mixture of sights and sounds including a film narrated by Laurence Fishburne. They just finished up with the showing in Mexico City in April 08. It was attended by over 8,732,622 million people within 100 days. The web site doesn’t indicate if or when the next destination is but if you get a chance it is well worth the journey.
“In exploring the shared language and poetic sensibilities of all animals, I am working towards rediscovering the common ground that once existed when people lived in harmony with animals. The images depict a world that is without beginning or end, here or there, past or present.”
—Gregory Colbert, Creator of Ashes and Snow
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1 tadhghamill // Aug 12, 2008 at 6:16 am
I had lost your site address in my bookmarks bu now I’m back to terrorise your site (don’t shoot!
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Btw – 8,732,622 million people seems like an awful lot! :p
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