Coaster, from the series Ruins, by Beth Dow
Our very own Beth Dow, photographer of surreal ruinous landscapes, was recently interviewed by Darren Ching and Debra Klomp Ching of At Length. Beth talks about the origins of her Ruins series (which opened at Jen Bekman Gallery last year), the process behind her work and where she's going next.
Here an excerpt from Beth on how Ruins began:
I was always fascinated by the work of Francis Frith and other expedition photographers, but Ruins began quite spontaneously. I was on a road trip working on a collaboration with my husband (the photographer and printmaker Keith Taylor) and we planned to reward our patient, long-suffering kids with some time at a water park at the Wisconsin Dells. It had just stopped raining one morning as we drove down the road, and the warm light was glowing on an odd structure that looked instantly like a Francis Frith photograph. It took my breath away, and I knew I had to postpone the original collaborative project. This first image became Coaster.
To read the rest of the interview and see images of Beth's work, head over to At Length.
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