Mother Earth

I feel an awe in the face of open landscapes and humanity seems small and insignificant. There have been thirty-seven epochs in Earth's history. We have been part of two. I mounted scenes of human habitation behind acrylic and affixed them within sweeping desert landscapes. The images push out onto hand-painted frames, alluding to the next chapter in the planet's history. In spite of human activity, the Earth continues to transform. Its inhabitants cannot escape its permanence, and the power it has to shape their existence. As nature reinvents itself, can we adapt with it?

Bio
Diana Cheren Nygren is a fine art photographer from Boston, Massachusetts. Her work explores the relationship of people to their physical environment and landscape as a setting for human activity. Her photographs address serious social questions through a blend of documentary practice, invention, and humor. Her work as a photographer is the culmination of a life-long investment in the power of art and visual culture to shape and influence social change.