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La Llareta #0308-2B31 (3,000+ years old; Atacama Desert, Chile) Rachel Sussman
$3,800
Rachel's series "The Oldest Living Things in the World" combines the practice of scientific research with visual art. Each photograph captures organisms that are thousands of years old, presenting the viewer with a closer look at our own relationship with nature.
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What looks like moss covering rocks is actually a shrub made up of thousands of branches with clusters of tiny leaves at the end. They are so densely packed that you could actually stand on top of them.
About the Artist
Rachel Sussman is a photographer whose landscape imagery expands across the globe and combines both scientific research and large format techniques.
News and
Notables
- Exhibited at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, 2022
- Solo exhibition, Harvard Divinity School, 2021
- Discovery Explorers Club 50, Class of 2022
