ENDANGERED: Photo exhibit highlights archeological and natural landscapes at risk from climate change and development

November 12 – December 24, 2018

What:         

A two-person exhibit by Toronto-based photographers showcase UNESCO World Heritage Sites and significant coastal marshlands vulnerable to sea level rise, tourism and neglect

Who:          

Philip Jessup, over the past 10 years documenting landscapes that are vanishing due to climate change

Monica Glitz, over the past 20 years documenting important UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Where:

Connections Gallery, 1840 Danforth Ave. (between Coxwell & Woodbine), Toronto

 

 

The world’s archaeological and natural heritage is under threat from a variety of social, economic and environmental dangers. As recent images from Venice and the hurricane battered U.S. East Coast remind us, rising sea level due to climate change is inundating significant areas of civilization and culture. Meanwhile, environmental trends are being exacerbating by overdevelopment and in some cases neglect of significant archaeological sites. The exhibit showcases Jessup’s photography of three important coastal marshlands: Sian Ka’an Biosphere Reserve, Mexico; the Great Marsh, Massachusetts Atlantic Coast; and the Mandalay National Wildlife Refuge, southern Louisiana. Glitz’s photography captures important UNESCO sites worldwide. The exhibit is about hope. All the areas highlighted by the exhibit are in various stages of conservation or restoration by NGOs and governments working together. The visual impact of the work of these two photographers is, thus, the beauty and inheritance we can save.

 

More event details: http://www.alternativephotoservices.com/connections-gallery.html and https://www.jessup.ca/exhibits

 

For more info please contact: Carissa Ainslie, carissa@alternativephotoservices.com (416-668-2006) or Philip Jessup,  photography@jessup.ca (647-391-2067)