Captured Earth

Captured Earth
May 24, 2024 – Aug 18, 2024

600 South Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60605

Captured Earth presents works by artists who create works in photography and installation that use elements from nature to explore place, ecology, and the material and mystical qualities of the land. Depictions range from site-specific performances, including Tarrah Krajnak’s documentations of her nature-centered rituals using rocks and plant material, and Alan Cohen’s walking meditations on the equator. Other artists use natural elements to create experimental process-based works, such as Jeremy Bolen’s prints produced from film developed in a polluted river or Barbara Crane’s photographic transfers of tree bark, leaves, and fungi she gathered at her Michigan cabin retreat. Others attempt to convey things so confounding that they cannot be contained in an image, such as Penelope Umbrico’s 8,146,774 Suns From Flickr (Partial) 9/10/10, that presents an assemblage of photographs of sunsets from one day found on a photo sharing website to underscore the universal human attraction to capture the sun’s essence. Collectively, the exhibition shows ways artists grapple with creating visual language to express their connection to the earth and its magnitude.
Curated by Kristin Taylor, Curator of Academic Programs and Collections.


AAP Magazine Street 2026
 

expand_circle_rightAll Photography Exhibitions


AAP Magazine Street 2026
 

expand_circle_rightFind Your Next Exhibition

All About Photo has curated the top photography exhibitions, including special events and must-see shows. Search by exhibition name, or filter by country, state, and city to find shows near you.
Search by location:

expand_circle_rightMore Events To Come