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Viewing Richard Mosse: Broken Spectre(s) at Art Vault, Sante Fe

The Wick Culture - Burnt Pantanal © Richard Mosse. Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York

Above Burnt Pantanal © Richard Mosse. Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York

The Wick Culture - Crepori River © Richard Mosse. Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York

Above Crepori River © Richard Mosse. Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York

The Wick Culture - Broken Spectre © Richard Mosse. Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York

Above Broken Spectre © Richard Mosse. Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York

The Wick Culture - Lily Crepori River © Richard Mosse. Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York

Above Lily Crepori River © Richard Mosse. Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York

Above Burnt Pantanal © Richard Mosse. Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York

Above Crepori River © Richard Mosse. Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York

Above Broken Spectre © Richard Mosse. Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York

Above Lily Crepori River © Richard Mosse. Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York

Richard Mosse: Broken Spectre(s)

Art Vault, Santa Fe
June 27 – September 27

If you’re stateside this summer, The Wick recommends making a pitstop at Richard Mosse’s Broken Spectre at Art Vault, Santa Fe, a presentation of recent large-scale photographs by the acclaimed Irish-born, New York-based artist alongside a never-seen-before presentation of Thoma Foundation’s recent acquisition from Mosse, Broken Spectre: a captivating, 66-minute film documenting the intensive deforestation of the world’s largest rainforest in the Brazilian Amazon.

Broken Spectre is a highly moving, poignant reflection that moves from the microscopic to the monumental, showing the impact of the ecological crisis unfolding in the Amazon basin with a searing gaze. In five decades, 20% of the Amazon rainforest has been destroyed by humans, leading to the destruction of species, extreme weather patterns and contributing to global warming.

The film demonstrates Mosse’s unique way of working, merging the fields of science, photojournalism, documentary, activism and cinema verité, and drawing on different techniques such as infrared film, ultraviolet microscopy and resource mapping. It’s an epic, heady piece that will leave you reeling.