Skirmish at the Border, one of many photographs in Josh Rowan’s arresting Borderlands exhibition at TechArtista, 4818 Washington, is a powerful example that nature knows no boundaries.
Rowan’s description reads: “Free to pass back and forth over the border, I watched this flock of birds land in the foreground crops and seconds later retreat over the river into the background. Coming and going within only a couple of miles where the wall begins again to separate the towns of Juarez and El Paso.”
“Rowan traveled the length of the Mexican-American border from the Gulf to the Pacific Coast, where he stayed as close to the border as possible, taking photos, meeting people, sharing stories and experiencing life in the Borderlands.”
Photographer Josh Rowan, left, and TechArtista’s Community & Marketing Director Laura Heying shown at the opening of Borderlands on Friday, March 15.
The exhibition’s guide pinpoints where each of Rowan’s photographs was taken along the border.
A stunning shot of Miller Peak, Coronado above. ” The photograph was taken along a ridge of land southwest from Sierra Vista, AZ. The border cuts through the valley below, currently unmarked with wall.”
“I am standing with a couple of border guards who were here not only to look out for people crossing but also for the sunset.”
Rowan appeared to be in constant conversation with visitors about his subject matter throughout the evening.
TechArtista co-founder Chris Holt with Saint Louis Hop Shop proprietor Justin Griffin.
Chiricahua Statues: “Hoodoos and stone spires populate Chiricahua National Monument in Arizona making passage through the land next to impossible.”
Van Horn Eyes in Texas. “The mysteries of the desert…Maybe some sort of oracle.”
Framing the Moon, right, description below, was shot not far from Marfa, Texas.
Don’t miss Borderlands—no matter which side of the border “skirmish” you’re on, seeing portions of the border up close puts the current kerfuffle in a different light. The exhibition will remain on view on 1st & 3rd floors until May 18.
TechArtista, 4818 Washington (just east of Euclid), Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (There’s a coffee bar at the entry too!)