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Ian van Coller, Naturalists of the Long Now


  • BLUE SKY GALLERY 122 Northwest 8th Avenue Portland, OR, 97209 United States (map)

In-person artist talk: Thursday, June 2, 6 PM Visit our website to register

In this exhibition of photographs, Ian van Coller breaks down barriers between art and data to offer a dialogue between text and image, landscape and viewer, expert and novice, and past, present, future. With the current Climate Change crisis on our minds and in our midst, the project aspires to help viewers understand the long-term impact of this change on generations to come. Ian van Coller was born in 1970, in Johannesburg, South Africa and grew up in the country during a time of great political turmoil. His work has addressed complex cultural issues of both the apartheid and post-apartheid eras. Van Coller’s most recent work focuses on environmental issues related to climate change and deep time.

Visitor information: Open Wednesday - Saturday 12 - 5 PM

Cost: Free

Accessibility: Wheelchair Accessible, Emotional Support Animals Allowed

Ian van Coller, “Bristlecone Pine, Mt. Washington, Great Basin National Park”, (2018) 2022

A color photo of a lone bristlecone pine stands on the ridge of Mt. Washington. Fine texts, through the flow of ridgelines, are written all over the photograph.

Earlier Event: June 4
Lolo Pass June Makers Market
Later Event: June 4
The Picnic with Alison Heryer