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A color photograph of a snow-covered landscape interrupted by an orange plastic fence.
Running Fence
A color photograph of a snow-covered landscape interrupted by an orange plastic fence.
A color photograph of a snow-covered landscape interrupted by an orange plastic fence.
Running Fence, Lisa Robinson, 2003, chromogenic print on paper, Telfair Museum of Art, Savannah, Georgia, © Lisa M. Robinson.

Running Fence

Artist (American, born 1968)
Date2003
Mediumchromogenic print on paper
DimensionsImage (Sight): 27 5/8 × 35 1/2 inches (70.2 × 90.2 cm)
Sheet: 28 × 36 inches (71.1 × 91.4 cm)
Framed: 32 × 40 inches (81.3 × 101.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of the artist.
Object number2007.30
On View
Not on view
Copyright© Lisa M. Robinson. The images and text contained on this page are owned by Telfair Museums or used by the Museum with permission from the owners. Unauthorized reproduction, transmission or display of these materials is prohibited with the exception of items deemed “fair use” as defined by U.S. and international copyright laws.Label TextLisa M. Robinson spent five winters taking photographs in the snow, resulting in the series Snowbound. Photographing from Colorado to New York, each scene speaks to the deadening effect of snow on a once lively landscape. Through her simple, tranquil, and deliberately composed images she explores complex philosophical issues such as the passing of time and the inevitability of change. In her artist statement, Robinson explains that “each image quietly references another season, a time of life or activity that has already passed, and may come again.” Robinson graduated cum laude from Columbia University and holds an MFA in photography from the Savannah College of Art and Design. She also studied with the internationally acclaimed photographer Jack Leigh.
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