LIFE
ON THE EDGE
photographs by Anne Heimann
April
7, 2002 - July 7, 2002
On
April 7, 2002 the Reading Public Museum
will open Life on the Edge a photo
exhibit by artist-photographer Anne Heimann.
The exhibit will run through July 7, 2002.
In
Life on the Edge, Heimann explores
what naturalist Rachel Carson called "the
primeval meeting place of earth and water":
the precarious edge where the land meets
the sea. Her photographs range from scenics
to close-ups, portraits, and textures of
some of the immense variety of animals and
plants that live in these intertidal communities.
The photos were photographed in North America,
Hawaii and Puerto Rico and include both
the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. These amazing
images include shores from sheer cliffs
dropping 4,000 feet into the ocean on the
Kaua'i Na Pali Coast to a shimmering blue
glacier on Alaska's edge; close-ups of plants
and animals that reveal the mostly hidden
world of lower intertidal zones; and endangered
Steller sea lions basking on a rock.
In
addition to seeing these wonderful images,
visitors will also have the opportunity
to learn about the complex interrelationships
of Life on the Edge: the intertidal
zones and their inhabitants; the different
saltwater shores: from placid bays to windswept
rocks of ancient seas, studded with fossils
620 million years old; and the importance
of protecting these fragile worlds and the
highly adapted animals and plants that live
there.
Anne
Heimann states, "This has been an exciting
but difficult show to put together, I am
constantly astonished at the complexity
and the abundance of life in these ever-changing
communities that exist where the land and
the sea meet. Now, more than ever, we need
to pause to heal and refresh our senses
by appreciating anew the beauty and harmony
of the natural world and the wondrous continuity
of nature's cycles. It is my hope that this
exhibit will help to restore this sense
of wonder as well as instill and strengthen
our resolve to be the guardians of our environment,
its biological diversity, and richness."
Artist
and nature photographer Anne Heimann has
exhibited widely in art, natural history
and science museums, galleries, maritime
centers and aquariums. Her work has appeared
in numerous nature publications and is part
of permanent exhibits both here and abroad.
Life on the Edge is the third in
her ongoing environmental photo series of
Endangered and Threatened Species and Ecosystems.
Robert
Metzger, Ph.D
Director, CEO, Chief Curator Reading
Public Museum |
