Robert Adams (US American, b. 1937)
Bulldozed Slash, Tilamook County, Oregon, 1980
gelatin silver print photograph
Gift of Jude Peterson, 2009.14.2
7 1/16” x 9 3/16”
This image fits into Robert Adams’ ongoing work documenting the depths of damage inflicted on Western America’s wildernesses. Yet, Adams strives to locate more than emblems of man-made destruction—he searches for signs of regrowth and ecological complexity embedded in the remaining forests. In his mind, the higher aim is “to face facts but to find a basis for hope.”