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Aerial view of blue mineral deposit in a desert landscape
Image Credit

Fazal Sheikh, Chapita Wells Oil and Gas Field, Uintah Range, Utah, 40°4'10"N/109°27'26"W (detail), from the series Exposure, 2017. Pigmented inkjet print. Yale University Art Gallery, purchased with a gift from Jane P. Watkins, M.P.H. 1979. Image courtesy and © Fazal Sheikh

Fazal Sheikh: Thirst | Exposure | In Place Member Preview

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Members see it first! Join us for a preview of Fazal Sheikh's photography exhibition, Thirst | Exposure | In Place.

This exhibition features photographs from three projects Fazal Sheikh created on the Colorado Plateau from 2017 to early 2023. Sheik's portraits and landscapes shed light on the far-reaching consequences of extractive industry and climate change.

  • Thirst is a new series of aerial photographs that document the decline of the Great Salt Lake in Utah, which is shrinking due to overconsumption and dwindling rain and snowfall.
  • Exposure examines the impact of uranium, coal, oil and natural-gas extraction on the American Southwest and on its Indigenous inhabitants.
  • In Place evokes the enduring landscapes of the Bears Ears region in Utah, bringing Sheikh's photographs together with contributions from scientists and Indigenous communities in and around Bears Ears in southeastern Utah. Through this beautiful and sometimes frightening new work, Sheikh encourages viewers to witness the consequences of the past and imagine the future.
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Martin Building, Level 6
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Fazal Sheikh: Thirst | Exposure | In Place is organized by the Denver Art Museum. The exhibition is presented by Jane P. Watkins, with additional support from the donors to the Annual Fund Leadership Campaign and the residents who support the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD). Promotional support is provided by 5280 Magazine and CBS Colorado.