The Space Within
Robert Koch Gallery exhibition “Divergent Landscapes” brings together renowned authors who reflect on the forces shaping our interactions with the surrounding environment.
From Michael Wolf and Chris Dorley-Brown’s urbanscapes to Edward Burtynsky’s aerial views of human interventions on the natural world, the exhibition reflects on our understanding of “place” and our role within.
© Edward Burtynsky. Tailings Pond #1, Wesselton Diamond Mine, Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa
© Chris Dorley-Brown. Sandringham Road, Kingsland High Street, 10.42 am - 11.37 am, 15th June, 2009. 2009/2018
© Trent Davis Bailey. Izzi and Cece, Hotchkiss, Colorado 2014/2016
© Josef Koudelka. France 1987 / 1995
Trent Davis Bailey, Matt Black, and Joseph Koudelka have an introspective look on topics like belonging and the framing of societal structures. The photographs read natural and constructed landscapes through a psychological lens, encouraging a reflection on the way our mind ends up shaping our relationship to the world.
© Adam Katseff. Waterfall VII 2014/2019
© Tamas Dezsö. Garden (afterimage) 2017-2022, printed 2024
© Matt Black. Allensworth, California (Fence Post) 2014/2021
© Steve Fitch. Capri Motel, Highway 87, Raton, New Mexico 1980
The exhibition “Divergent Landscapes” is on view at Robert Koch Gallery in San Francisco until November 1st.