Ralph Eugene Meatyard: Motion-Sound

Photographed in the open landscape or in simple rural environments, this series evokes the transcendental aspects of nature.

Black and white photograph of three figures wearing masks standing outside an abandoned home with a blurred motion effect
Black-and-white multiple-exposure photograph of light through trees
Black-and-white multiple-exposure photograph of a person's reflection against a city street
Black and white photograph of the view from atop a roof depicting a bare tree against a field with a motion blurred effect
Black-and-white multiple-exposure photograph of sunlight entering a dark room through two windows
Black-and-white multiple-exposure photograph of the corner of a wooden shed with sloping roof
Black-and-white multiple-exposure photograph of a bare tree between two collapsing wooden sheds
Black-and-white multiple-exposure photograph of bare trees on a hill above a leaf-littered ground
Black-and-white multiple-exposure photograph of two figures standing amid bare trees
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