You are cordially invited to meet

Hudson Valley Artists

Yva Momatiuk and John Eastcott

Opening Reception

Sunday May 5, 2013 

2:00 - 4:00 PM

Gallery At Lifebridge Sanctuary

333 Mountain Road, Rosendale, NY 12472

Water Dreamings

A photographic map of water holding places

Yva Momatiuk and John Eastcott, a wife and husband team, are internationally published photographers of nature. Nomadic for years before the birth of their daughter Tara, whose arrival induced them to hang their hats in the Catskills with a sweeping view of old river valleys, they spend most of the year following animals, ever-changing landscapes, and moving with the light and the seasons while exploring the color, rhythm and wild essence of remote places.

A brief sampling of publications includes National Geographic, Audubon, Smithsonian, Nature Conservancy, Life, Time, Newsweek, The New York Times, Natural History, Geo Germany, Travel and Leisure. Among other honors, Yva and John received four awards at the National Press Photographers Association Pictures of the Year and five awards at the BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year international competition, as well as awards in Nature's Best and National Wildlife magazine competitions.

In ancient Aboriginal cultures, the location of sacred water-bearing places crucial to survival were passed down through communal oral histories. Called "dreamings," the stories were attributed to ancestral beings who not only brought forth all the land forms and countless entities living in these landscapes, but also established the laws of social order and a framework encompassing human, animal and plant experience in the universe.

In WATER DREAMINGS, Yva and John offer a visual map of water-holding places. They also celebrate water's beauty, its changing moods and constant movement, and the deep spiritual wonder it evokes in us.

The exhibit will hang through July 2013, available for viewing by appointment.

Tel: 845-658-3439
Email: info@lifebridge.org

Water Dreamings Stories:    http://www.momatiukeastcott.com/content.html?page=7