Elements closed December 31, 2024, but you can still enjoy a virtual sample on this page!
In this duo exhibition, photographers Karin Modotto and Kathleen Heithorn-Althoff explore nature's elements of earth, water and sky in a series of larger, fine art photographic works.
View Kathleen Heithorn-Althoff's work
Karin, in her practice as a photographer, takes photos of the natural world, primarily landscape and seascape imagery. This brings forth nature's beauty from a macro perspective. Her work converges in similarity and form to Kathleen’s photographs that seek to find meaning in nature, where she has spent many years observing the earth as a sailor on the Atlantic Ocean, and as a gardener.
Light is often quoted as the key source of all photos. The light that splits horizons, that backlights a cloudy day, shines down on all forms of flora, highlights earth's powerful force, and reflects the movement and patterns of water, have infinite visual definitions.
Subjects that are earth, water, or atmospheric phenomena are presented for you to explore the meaning and fine line of what is often real on a larger scale to what becomes abstract and unknown on a smaller scale. The mystery of form in a conceptual presentation can often take a viewer into a world that may seem unknown, yet can be defined easily in day-to-day observations.
Photography can often be misinterpreted as too literal, and it is through these meaningful works of nature that Karin and Kathleen hope you see their photographs not only as aesthetic possibility but also as opportunity to feel the borders of images blurred from reality, into an abstract depiction of beauty.
Contextually, you may find alternate meaning within each and every image, seeing the fragility of the world that we currently reside in, the very delicate macro elements of nature itself, and the sole importance of water as life-giving.
Exhibit Run Schedule
Opens: November 30
Closes: December 31 at 2pm
Reception: November 30 | 2-4pm
