The Robert Koch Gallery is pleased to present Divergent Landscapes, a group exhibition on view September 16 to November 1, 2024. Moving beyond traditional portrayals of landscapes, this exhibition explores the psychological terrains we construct and inhabit.

Featuring the work of photographers Trent Davis Bailey, Matt Black, Edward Burtynsky, Tamas Dezsö, Chris Dorley-Brown, Steve Fitch, Adam Katseff, Josef Koudelka, Michael Wolf, and others, Divergent Landscapes reflects on the intricate relationship between personal experience and external environments. The exhibition invites viewers to explore how various forces shape our understanding of place. Through images that blend the natural and built worlds, it reveals moments where these boundaries dissolve, reflecting both the tangible and the fleeting aspects of our surroundings.

Chris Dorley-Brown and Michael Wolf present portraits of city life that convey human internal states as much as they do architecture. Urban structures and bustling streets take on symbolic meanings, reflecting societal patterns while hinting at quieter undercurrents of isolation, resilience, and introspection. Trent Davis Bailey, Matt Black, Adam Katseff, and Josef Koudelka evoke landscapes that seem to emerge from memory, rich with narrative yet tinged with dreamlike ambiguity. Steve Fitch’s anthropological documentation of mid-century roadside America offers a nostalgic glimpse of an era when the open road symbolized freedom and optimism, with neon signs and motels standing as enduring relics of a bygone time. Meanwhile, Edward Burtynsky, Tamas Dezsö, and Adam Katseff explore the tension between the fragility of the natural world and the resilience of the environments they depict, alongside the psychological weight of human intervention and observation.

Divergent Landscapes challenges viewers to engage with the spaces we often overlook, encouraging a deeper reflection on the subtle forces shaping our interactions with the world around us. These photographs reveal how landscapes—whether natural or constructed—reside not just outside of us, but within our minds, shaping our perception and understanding of our place in the world.