Observations in an Occupied Wilderness
Friday, May 22nd, 2009
Terry Falke
We want to think there is a West out there that’s still a wilderness. It’s a fantasy deeply rooted in Americans, or at least those of a certain gender and vintage. Terry Falke undermines that fantasy with large, beautiful color photos that don’t shy from portraying man’s presence – in the flesh or by way of his artifacts – in the Southwestern landscape. The crash of collapsing fantasy is lightened by Falke’s sense of humor; all of this is summed up rather well by the cover photo.
(To see a selection of photos from the book, go to Afterimage Gallery’s web site.)
