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Underground Forest #0707-10333 (13,000 years old; Pretoria, South Africa) [DECEA Rachel Sussman
$15,850
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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While other species have developed thick bark impermeable to fire, the underground forests instead migrated most of their mass underground, with just the equivalent of the crown of a tree peeping above the surface.
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
