Eric Lind | Revealed: Hidden Lives of the River
Artist Talk, April 2, 2011
March 12 through October 2, 2011
The Gallery at 199 Main Street, Beacon, NY | Directions
Beacon Institute for Rivers and Estuaries is proud to showcase the photographs of Eric Lind in his exhibit Revealed: Hidden Lives of the River, at the Institute's Gallery at 199 Main Street in Beacon, New York.
Lind will discuss the inspiration and creative process behind his photography in an artist talk, free to the public, on Sat, April 2, from 4-6pm at the Gallery at 199 Main Street in Beacon.
Lind, a Beacon resident and Director of Constitution Marsh Audubon Center & Sanctuary in Garrison, NY, developed his collection Revealed: Hidden Lives of the River, to bring to light some of our region's lesser-known and inconspicuous wild residents. in his daily work as a conservationist, Lind has had the privilege of years of study and observation of the river's stunning but often unseen diversity of life. As a life-long student of the natural world, the exhibit also includes select images from the woods and waters of the great Atlantic watershed.
The exhibit emerged from Lind’s internal response to an anti-wildlife sentiment heard at a forest conservation lecture. “At one point in the lecture, a critic of wildlife studies dismissed birds by saying they were ‘ornaments in trees’ – not really valuable in the natural scheme of things,” recalls Lind when describing the inspiration for Revealed. “Although this exhibit is not a direct response to that critic’s limited viewpoint, the comment has always remained in the back of my mind. My intent has been to recognize the immense value of all creatures to the natural web of life while revealing their unusual beauty.”
Constitution Marsh Audubon Center & Sanctuary is a unique and beautiful 270-acre tidal marsh managed by Audubon as a wildlife sanctuary since 1970. It is located in Putnam County, New York on the east shore of the Hudson River, just south of the village of Cold Spring. As Lind's work at Constitution Marsh Sanctuary hinges upon the delicacy of human interaction with nature, his photography is equally tuned to sensitivity and respect for the wildlife he protects.
Gallery, bookstore and gift shop hours:
Monday — Thursday (please note Friday closure): 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Saturdays: 11a.m. – 5 p.m. (second Saturdays until 8 p.m.)
Sundays: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m.
(Please note: We occasionally close the space for special meetings.)
