Frances Bukovsky began photographing Upheaval while seaching for a home, both within their own body, as well as the world around them. Set in Appalachia between their hometown and their chosen home, Upheaval revisits childhood memories and forges new connections between body and geography to assemble a sense of self informed by cycles of grief and upheaved circumstances.

When Alli Harper began swimming during the lockdown, it changed her connection to the earth. For the first time, she keenly observed the weather patterns moving over the sky, wondering at the migratory birds in the air, the gravitational pull of the moon and the sun, the tug of the ocean's currents, and the abundant life beneath the water. Suddenly, Alli’s world expanded into something so much bigger, more important, and precious.

Looking for a way to explore depression without making clichéd images, Ruth Steinberg chose the cyanotype process for its interpretive possibilities, which allowed for the multi-layering of self-portraits and plant material to evoke, rather than tell, her story.

In this ongoing series, Leah Mowers explore vulnerability, both hers and that of the natural world, by listening to and responding to the landscape rather than dominating it. Leah inhabit its form by molding her body into the terrain, emphasizing coexistence over control. This work invites viewers to reflect on their own relationship with the natural world.