The Fahey/Klein Gallery celebrated the photography of Nick Brandt on September 12, 2024. The gallery presents SINK / RISE: The Day May Break, Chapter Three and THE ECHO OF OUR VOICES: The Day May Break, Chapter Four, by Nick Brandt. This exhibition runs through November 9, 2024. It includes new works, made as part of an ongoing global series of images. The works portray people as well as animals that have been impacted by environmental degradation and destruction.
The Photography of Nick Brandt
Nick Brandt, Serafina at Table, Fiji, 2023 © Nick Brandt, courtesy of Fahey/Klein Gallery, Los Angeles
SINK / RISE: The Day May Break, Chapter Three highlights South Pacific Islanders in Fiji grappling with rising ocean levels. THE ECHO OF OUR VOICES: The Day May Break, Chapter Four focuses on Syrian refugee families battling water scarcity in the deserts of southern Jordan.
This dual exhibition underscores the diverse ways climate change affects communities around the world. Therefore revealing the universal threat to all of our lives and homes. Throughout the series local subjects represent their individual communities. Furthermore, they highlight the strength and solidarity that emerge in challenging times.
Captured in camera underwater off the coast of Fiji, the photographs in SINK / RISE: The Day May Break, Chapter Three foreshadows a fate that is yet to come. Moreover, the photographs focus on local residents who will lose their homes, land, and also their livelihoods in the coming decades.
THE ECHO OF OUR VOICES: The Day May Break, Chapter Four features Syrian refugee families posed together. These Southern Jordan families are forced to relocate multiple times a year to find adequate rainfall for crops. This is one of the most water scarce regions in the world.
On view: September 12, 2024 – November 9, 2024; Save the date: Saturday, September 14, 2024, Walk-through with Nick Brandt.
What: SINK / RISE: The Day May Break, Chapter Three and THE ECHO OF OUR VOICES: The Day May Break, Chapter Four, by Nick Brandt.
Where: The Fahey/Klein Gallery, 148 North La Brea Ave., LA 90036
When: Running through November 9, 2024
Website: http://www.faheykleingallery.com
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