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Metroparks System My work centers on the idea that we are not separate and removed from the land and nature. We are shaped by our landscape as we also shape the land. I grew up in, and was shaped by the forests of the Chagrin River valley east of Cleveland. My father, a woodland romantic, and my grandfather, a painter by passion, took me on long walks along the bridle paths that cut by our house. Some days, if we were feeling wild, we left the established paths to follow the streambed to wherever, looking for crawfish in the low water of summer or seeking smooth ice for skating in winter. Always our meanders were quiet and slow as I learned to love moving through these forests. So, as it turns out, the Cleveland Metroparks-the forests of my childhood-are perfect places for my pictures to happen. The parks are designed as places for people to be in nature. I photographed a spot in the river where people come for a cool dip on a hot summer evening. I photographed tree trunks carved to proclaim a love forever, waterfalls and gorges to satisfy the romantic in me, footpaths gracefully worn from generations passing through. These pictures, I hope, reflect my love of a long walk in the woods.
About Barbara Bosworth Barbara Bosworth uses her camera to explore the landscape. Working in black and white, she studies the impact of human actions on the environment. Both concerned and ironic, her perceptive eye notes that the results may be harmonious or destructive. Bosworth's images are filled with personal and archetypal metaphors that address the continual cycles of life, death, and renewal.
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