| Terry Falke's transcendent new book of photographs, Observations in
an Occupied Wilderness, reveals the scarred beauty of our
modern-day American West with bittersweet humor and tragic clarity. One
of the best and most underrated landscape photographers in the United
States, Falke is heir to the poetic and political imperatives of his
socially-concerned brethren Robert Adams, Lewis Baltz, and Richard
Misrach. What sets Falke's photographs apart is the radiant loveliness
he finds even in those places most impacted by development, as if light
and shadow held the memory of what once was, and a promise of what might
yet be saved. Paul Roth, Curator of Photography and Media Arts, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
Often playful, at times troubling, Terry Falke's photographs highlight Americans' interactions with the western landscape--definitely undermining any tendency to herald the West as an idyllic Eden. He draws important attention to our problematic notions of privacy and solitude amidst public spaces. The images walk a fine line between expectation and surprise, confrontation and questioning. His work warrants sustained looking. John Rohrbach, Senior Curator of Photographs, Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, TX |
In contrast to the chaotic bombardment of images by contemporary media and pop culture, Terry Falke's book offers the solitude of quietly layered photographs laced with poignant cultural observations. Reaching beyond the traditions of landscape photography and social documentation with wry humor and a unique ability to craft acute cultural and visual connections, Falke has created a body of work that reveals to the persistent viewer a world altered by quirky human behavior. JD Talasek, Director, Office of Exhibitions, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC |
 Lake Powell, Utah |
 Target, Amargosa Dry Lake, Nevada |
 Homeless Man's Shopping Cart, Bagdad, California |
 Stub End, Trona Line, California |
 Bristol Dry Lake, California |
 Bird Refuge in a Dying Sea, Salton Sea, California |
 Lake Estes, Colorado |
 Evaporating Pond, Searles Lake Playa, California |
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