July’s offering at WallSpace-LNK
“Sacred Places of the Near West,” large format color photographs of Nebraska and Colorado, are on display July 6-29 at WallSpace-LNK, 1624 S. 17th Street, Lincoln. A First Friday reception July 7 from 5:00-8:00 p.m. will feature artist’s remarks at 6:00 p.m.
Gathered from over two decades of travel to photograph unique and inspiring landscapes, these color images and the places they represent are imbued with meaning not only to photographer Michael Farrell, but to many who see the land as a living entity. From long before our contemporary geopolitical boundaries and place names, these locations were important to the Otoe, Pawnee, Cheyenne, Arapaho, Lakota and Ute peoples. Today they offer solitude, visual beauty, and the opportunity to contemplate the brevity of our existences measured against the seeming timelessness of the land.
Photographed using the challenging high-craft 8×10 inch film camera process, these scenes are unequalled for clarity, detail and subtle rendering of light and shadow. “They need to be seen in person to appreciate their intensity, quality, and spirituality,” Farrell noted.
WallSpace-LNK is open Th-Sat, noon to 5pm or by appointment at 17th & Sumner in Lincoln, NE.