INDIA
A Pilgrimage
By Marilyn Bridges

SEPTEMBER 16th – NOVEMBER 6th 2010

Throckmorton Fine Art is pleased to exhibit 35 black and white silver gelatin prints by the accomplished photographer, Marilyn Bridges. The photographs date from 1993 and 1996, when Bridges journeyed along the banks of the sacred Indian rivers, the Ganges and the Gandak. Here she observed the unfolding of ceremonies that date back to antiquity. In these solemn but prosaic rituals there is an ease -- even a symmetry -- between people and animals, including towering elephants. Bridges’ images exude a quiet dignity, effortlessly capturing both the simplicity and integrity of the Indian people. Most of the photographs were taken in the early morning light, and they have an ethereal quality, which is rich yet calming. Time seems suspended, and we are reminded of the pull of a more spiritual life.

Marilyn Bridges is one of the luminaries of the photography world, renowned for her black and white aerial photographs that document sacred and secular sites. This will be her first exhibition of groundbased photographs. Her work has been exhibited worldwide and is in the permanent collections of many museums, including the Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris, the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Bridges has received numerous awards, including a Guggenheim Fellowship, a Fulbright Scholarship, and a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. She has produced eight books of photography, including This Land is Your Land: Across American by Air and Markings: Sacred Landscapes from the Air, both published by Aperture, and Egypt: Antiquities from Above, published by Bullfinch. Throckmorton Fine Art is proud to represent Marilyn Bridges in New York. In addition to the works exhibited, the gallery has ample offerings of her other photography.