A Photographer’s Journey with Whooping Cranes featuring the work of Michael Forsberg
Exhibition: January 9 - Feb 1
Fridays - Sundays, noon to 5pm.
WallSpace-LNK, 1624 S 17th Street, Lincoln NE 68502
The show is one product of photographer and Lincoln native Mike Forsberg’s five-year effort to intimately document this mythical, tallest bird in North America. A companion to the recent self-published book “Into Whooperland” the exhibit includes large prints, most of them never printed before.
Forsberg will be on hand for a public reception Friday, January 16 from 5-8 p.m.
Much more than a book on the wall, the display lets viewers follow the whoopers’ and Forsberg’s journey through a unique 360 goggle viewing experience flying the “Whooper Highway.” Map spreads, timelapse grids and tiled panels, remote cameras, a blind setup Mike used for fieldwork, and aerial imagery of the 2,500 mile migratory path from pilot and fellow photographer Chris Boyer presented on a large flatscreen create an immersive experience. Forsberg notes, “I’m glad to present this exhibit first at WallSpace-LNK. We look forward to seeing you. Long live cranes.”
Limited numbers of signed copies of “Into Whooperland,” the book created in a small journal style, are available for sale. The title has nearly sold out of its first print run. Individual photographic prints will be for sale upon request.