*Opening reception + book signing January 7, 4-6pm

Anglim/Trimble is pleased to announce J. John Priola: Natural Light/Symbiosis. Natural Light/Symbiosis features work made in 2022 from natural occurrences and natural disasters, and it coincides with the release of Priola’s new monograph, Natural Light, published by Kehrer Verlag. In the exhibition, Priola continues his love of beauty and the act of seeing/looking into the natural world through innate happenings or natural disasters. This new work is about renewal, existence, and perseverance in the ever-growing human effect on nature. In a small yet revealing way, the aftermath of two devastating California wildfires is one source. In Trunks, images from the Dixie Fire in 2021 reveal detailed and haunting beauty from the wreckage and debris, while an image from the 2018 Camp Fire speaks to recovery and survival in the age of the Anthropocene. Mistletoe is found in the US, Canada, Mexico, and some parts of Europe, yet Windsor and Sebastopol, California are locations for Priola. Even though the geographic locations cover a small region, they have broad implications.

The meaning of “Natural Light” in the exhibition title is twofold. It refers to natural light as an essential element to life and growth and to the natural light in which Priola has photographed these images. There is a precision in using natural light, in finding the fleeting and shifting moments that grant the richness and vulnerability of his subjects.

Anglim/Trimble Gallery