Beth Dow: Prediction Error

The Valley is a series of photographs that use regional terrains and simple interventions to tread cautiously into that gray area where we waver between attraction and repulsion. These large, dark photographic landscapes confine viewers and challenge our fears, asking us to confront what we think we understand.

Beth Dow is interested in examining the ways in which we shape and experience our environment, and is especially interested in how we use photography to mediate that experience. She received a BA in studio art from St. Olaf College and an MFA in photography from the University of Minnesota.

Credit: Exhibition overview from museum website