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Sally Gall

Thirst

Description

Maker

Sally Gall (American, b. 1956), (RISD BFA 1978, Photography)

Title

Thirst

Year

1999

Medium

  • gelatin silver print

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • gelatin silver print

Materials

silver print

Supports

  • photo paper

Dimensions

Image: 71.1 x 88.6 cm (28 x 34 7/8 inches)

Identification

Edition

9/10

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Georgianna Sayles Aldrich Fund

Object Number

2004.5

Type

  • Photographs

Projects & Publications

Publications

  • Journal

RISD and Photography

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

RISD and Photography
Jun 05, 2008 – Oct 26, 2008

Label copy

Gall photographs nature, and her subjects have ranged from gardens and bodies of water to this more recent series of caves and quarries. She is drawn to “earthy and moist, rocky and watery” sites, but her work underground began by accident when she was forced into a cave during a storm while hiking through the jungle in Vera Cruz State, Mexico. That adventure led to a three-year project exploring subterranean spaces around the world. As she said in her book on the subject, Subterranea: "that is when I began to comprehend that I had left the horizon behind and entered the inner outdoors, where known boundaries disappear and night and day somehow manage to coexist.”

Photography and Place
Contemporary Works from the Museum's Collection
Jan 23, 2004 – Apr 04, 2004

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Sally Gall (American, b. 1956)
Thirst, 1999
Gelatin silver print
Image: 71.1 x 88.6 cm (28 x 34 7/8 inches)
Georgianna Sayles Aldrich Fund 2004.5

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