Sarah Hood Salomon's Under the Overpass Spotlights Urban Trees for Lenscratch's Tree Week
The photographic series Under the Overpass by Sarah Hood Salomon investigates trees found in urban fringes, such as freeway underpasses and construction zones. Featured by Lenscratch during Tree Week, this project showcases three days of Salomon's insights along with an interview. Her photographs capture trees as observers of neighborhood transformations, underscoring their resilience. Salomon aims to highlight the narratives of each tree, advocating for their care and the balance between development and sustainability. She points out the importance of trees in enhancing urban air quality and alleviating stress. An MFA graduate from Maine Media College, Salomon is represented by Multiple Exposures Gallery and has exhibited extensively. Notable images in the series include Copycat, Shadows and Silhouettes, and Urban Cathedral.
Key facts
- Sarah Hood Salomon's series Under the Overpass documents trees growing in urban margins such as freeway underpasses and construction sites
- The project appeared on Lenscratch as part of Tree Week, with an artist interview and three days of Salomon's features to follow
- Salomon received her MFA in photography from Maine Media College
- Her work is represented by Multiple Exposures Gallery in Alexandria, VA
- Her award-winning images have been shown in numerous solo and group exhibitions throughout the U.S.
- Series images include Copycat, Shadows and Silhouettes, Two Dead Trees, Cocoon, Nuisance, Demolition and Urban Cathedral
- Salomon works as a photography judge, curator, author and lecturer in addition to photography
- She cites trees' roles in cleansing urban air, reducing warming-related temperatures and lowering anxiety and depression
Entities
Artists
- Sarah Hood Salomon
Institutions
- Lenscratch
- Maine Media College
- Multiple Exposures Gallery
Locations
- Alexandria
- United States
- Las Vegas