Exhibition: Coastal Fragility

Coastal Fragility: The Magic of Intertidal Zones and Beyond by artist Dana Montlack was a 2023 exhibition held at the Illges Gallery in Columbus, GA.

I collaborate with marine biologists, ecologists, and oceanographers at UGA, Skidaway Institute of Oceanography, and Georgia Southern University, among others, looking to marry their research methods and results with the imagery in the photographic texts I create. My emphasis is on capturing both the readily observable natural systems and those that are “invisible” to us, systems within which physical and natural processes great and small occur. I depend on the inherent capacity of visual art to impact viewers intellectually and emotionally, thereby encouraging greater awareness and appreciation of the ecological, historical, and cultural dynamics, as well as the dazzling diversity of the Georgia coastline.