Elemental II: Photography and the Hand of Nature
Current exhibition
Overview
Haines Gallery proudly presents Elemental II: Photography and the Hand of Nature, a group exhibition bringing together photographs by John Chiara, Linda Connor, Binh Danh, Chris McCaw, and Meghann Riepenhoff. Whether printing directly in the landscape, repurposing the earliest photographic technologies and techniques, or building their own cameras, their analog and often experimental methods result in singular objects that draw attention to the physicality of their processes, the materiality of their works, and the wonder and beauty of natural phenomena.
The second iteration of Haines’ eponymous 2023 exhibition, Elemental II brings together new and recent works taken across the American West and as far as the Arctic Circle, and explores themes including landscape and memory, place and belonging, ecological trauma and environmental stewardship. The exhibition’s title is meant to evoke the active role that nature plays — physically and chemically, as natural forces and natural elements — in composing the works on view.
Exhibition Views
Installation view of Elemental II: Photography and the Hand of Nature, July 11 - September 5, 2025 at Haines Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Photo: Robert Divers Herrick
Selected Works
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Linda ConnorJanuary 22, 1898, c. 1990sGold toned printing out paper14.25 x 16.25 inches, framed
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Meghann RiepenhoffDay 424.5: Waters of the Americas: EPA #IDN001002876 (Residual and Current Triumph Silver Mine Contamination, Freezing, Rushing Water, Big Wood River, Idaho), 2025Unique Dynamic Cyanotype64 x 46 inches, framed
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