At We Heart, we listen to the demands of our readers. We aim to please. Some may even go as far as to say we pander slavishly to your every whim. So we have heard the impassioned cries, the wailing and the gnashing of teeth. We have noted the wringing hands. We understand that no sleep will come, that no peace will be found until you have seen an exhibition of photography chronicling the tragic relationship between man and nature and his quest to find redeeming light and beauty in the deteriorating landscape of the American West. Particularly Colorado.
Still the gnashing teeth and wringing hands. Choke back those baleful sobs. The gaping void you have been pleading with us to fill is soon to gape no more, as we introduce you to the splendid work of Robert Adams. The Place We Live, an exhibition of more than 250 images from 21 of the veteran artist’s past series, is tinged with grief at the erosion he has witnessed, but also hope at the defiance of nature in the face of the onslaught. The collection is being shown at Jeu de Paume, Paris, until 18 May.
Robert Adams
Pikes Peak, Colorado Springs, Colorado
1969
Gelatin silver print
14.5 x 15 cm
Robert Adams
Edge of San Timoteo Canyon, Redlands, California
1978
Gelatin silver print
32 x 39 cm
Robert Adams
Interstate 25, Eden, Colorado
1968
Gelatin silver print
12.5 x 15 cm
Robert Adams
Colorado Springs, Colorado
1968
Gelatin silver print
15 x 15 cm
Robert Adams
Burning oil sludge,
north of Denver, Colorado
1973-1974
Gelatin silver print
15 x 19 cm
Robert Adams
Quarried Mesa Top,
Pueblo County, Colorado
1978
Gelatin silver print
23 x 28 cm
Robert Adams
Longmont, Colorado 1979
Gelatin silver print
12.5 x 12.5 cm
Robert Adams
New development on a former citrus-growing estate,
Highland, California
1983
Gelatin silver print
23 x 28.5 cm
All images © Robert Adams
Courtesy Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco
and Matthew Marks Gallery, New York
