black and white photography by henry horenstein

The experience led to a personal connection with America’s public lands, reflected in his first collection of images, Listen to the Wild. He ultimately resigned to pursue photography full-time, adopting a nomadic life and saving every dime for film and gas. However, Griffith was troubled by the environmental impact of his clients. He began a career with an international management consulting firm after graduation. After stumbling on a copy of Henry Horenstein’s Black and White Photography: A Basic Manual, he built a makeshift darkroom. Griffith’s journey into artwork began while studying engineering at the University of Michigan. Rethinking Fire fosters a space where viewers can experience their own discoveries and pose their own questions. His work reveals the human desire to control natural processes, often with unintended consequences. Griffith investigates opposing forces in nature by using fire itself as a medium alongside other materials including wood and beeswax. The exhibition includes encaustic beeswax paintings, fire studies on paper and large-scale burned wood sculptures. The wildfire season is getting longer, and fires are becoming more intense and frequent.Īrtist Bryan David Griffith has found inspiration from fires to pose valuable questions. His artistic works will come to the High Desert Museum starting Saturday, October 16 in the exhibition Rethinking Fire.ĭualities in nature–life and death, forest and fire–are at the heart of Griffith’s artwork. Across the American West, drought, dense forests and extreme weather exacerbated by climate change are contributing to catastrophic fires.

Black and white photography by henry horenstein