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Riverside Scene
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In these photographs taken in the American South, Tyler Mitchell explores the relationship between Black communities and nature. Through his lens, the South emerges as a complex landscape—both a sanctuary and a site of historical trauma. His images portray nature as a place of rest, renewal, and spiritual connection, even as the legacy of slavery and Jim Crow oppression lingers in collective memory. In this context, rest is not easily found; it is hard-won and deeply cherished, made all the more precious by the weight of the past.
Riverside Scene
In these photographs taken in the American South, Tyler Mitchell explores the relationship between Black communities and nature. Through his lens, the South emerges as a complex landscape—both a sanctuary and a site of historical trauma. His images portray nature as a place of rest, renewal, and spiritual connection, even as the legacy of slavery and Jim Crow oppression lingers in collective memory. In this context, rest is not easily found; it is hard-won and deeply cherished, made all the more precious by the weight of the past.