Deliberations: Preservation, Avarice, Conservation
Kevin Gilligan's second solo photography exhibit, "Deliberations: Preservation, Avarice, Conservation" May 13th-14th, 2017 in Hermosa Beach, CA at the South Bay Art Department.
About the exhibit, courtesy of the Easy Reader: A photography exhibit juxtaposing imagery of spectacular national parks with the starkness of local oil refineries, and exploring critical questions about where we find ourselves both as a nation and as a South Bay Community.
By award-winning photographer Kevin Gilligan, the show entitled “Deliberations: Preservation, Avarice, Conservation” includes visually captivating and thought-provoking images of both natural beauty and mass industrial oil production, providing contrasts that probe American values, government policy priorities, and the legacy of pivotal past-decision making.
Some landscape images acknowledge the 75th anniversary of Manzanar in California’s harshly scenic high desert and the internment there of Japanese-Americans during World War II. Other images are portraits of South Bay Hapas (half Asian and half Caucasians). These pairings encourage deliberation about preservation, the concept of “other” in the United States, and how that definition changes over time.
Also featured are industrial landscapes of South Bay oil refineries in looming contrast with breath-taking scenes from national parks, where oil drilling recently was proposed by federal officials. Gilligan says of the refinery images: “We had a potentially catastrophic explosion at the Exxon Mobile Refinery in 2015 (now the Torrance Refinery) which could have spread deadly modified hydrofluoric acid throughout the South Bay and Beach Cities, and yet so many people don’t know about the issues. Photography, to my mind, provides an avenue to learning.” That set of images encourages deliberation about avarice and conservation.
Gilligan, a South Bay resident, is an avid fan of the outdoors and has explored and photographed U.S. National Parks including, Rocky Mountain National Park, Yosemite, Zion, Bryce Canyon, the Grand Canyon, Yellowstone and the Grand Tetons.
A landscape, portrait, and sports photographer, Gilligan has won multiple photography awards. His images have been displayed in museums and published nationally. “My visual perspective grew out of a love of the ocean, surfing and swimming. Growing up on New York’s Long Island Sound and now living in the South Bay, I have a keen appreciation for beautiful ocean, beach, and water landscapes and portraits.”
Many thanks to the show sponsors, Tamron USA, Pelican Professional, Zymurgy Brew Works and Tasting Room and Marsatta Chocolates.
Read MoreAbout the exhibit, courtesy of the Easy Reader: A photography exhibit juxtaposing imagery of spectacular national parks with the starkness of local oil refineries, and exploring critical questions about where we find ourselves both as a nation and as a South Bay Community.
By award-winning photographer Kevin Gilligan, the show entitled “Deliberations: Preservation, Avarice, Conservation” includes visually captivating and thought-provoking images of both natural beauty and mass industrial oil production, providing contrasts that probe American values, government policy priorities, and the legacy of pivotal past-decision making.
Some landscape images acknowledge the 75th anniversary of Manzanar in California’s harshly scenic high desert and the internment there of Japanese-Americans during World War II. Other images are portraits of South Bay Hapas (half Asian and half Caucasians). These pairings encourage deliberation about preservation, the concept of “other” in the United States, and how that definition changes over time.
Also featured are industrial landscapes of South Bay oil refineries in looming contrast with breath-taking scenes from national parks, where oil drilling recently was proposed by federal officials. Gilligan says of the refinery images: “We had a potentially catastrophic explosion at the Exxon Mobile Refinery in 2015 (now the Torrance Refinery) which could have spread deadly modified hydrofluoric acid throughout the South Bay and Beach Cities, and yet so many people don’t know about the issues. Photography, to my mind, provides an avenue to learning.” That set of images encourages deliberation about avarice and conservation.
Gilligan, a South Bay resident, is an avid fan of the outdoors and has explored and photographed U.S. National Parks including, Rocky Mountain National Park, Yosemite, Zion, Bryce Canyon, the Grand Canyon, Yellowstone and the Grand Tetons.
A landscape, portrait, and sports photographer, Gilligan has won multiple photography awards. His images have been displayed in museums and published nationally. “My visual perspective grew out of a love of the ocean, surfing and swimming. Growing up on New York’s Long Island Sound and now living in the South Bay, I have a keen appreciation for beautiful ocean, beach, and water landscapes and portraits.”
Many thanks to the show sponsors, Tamron USA, Pelican Professional, Zymurgy Brew Works and Tasting Room and Marsatta Chocolates.