"I've come to believe that beauty can be a very powerful conveyor of difficult ideas."
—Richard Misrach
Robert Misrach’s series On the Beach engages with the pervasive sense of physical and psychological vulnerability Americans felt in the wake of the terrorist attacks of 9/11. Employing an aerial perspective achieved from a hotel room window, Misrach eliminated the horizon line and created a sense of isolation surrounding the swimmers and sunbathers within the vastness of the landscape below. On the Beach demonstrates Misrach’s incredible ability to capture the metaphysical connection between humans and their environment.
