Installed at 500X Gallery in Dallas in 2015, The silent air of ruin is fragile. explores the ecology of drought along the Brazos River—where my grandfather first taught me how to fish with a string and a paperclip—and takes inspiration from John Graves' own journey and 1960 memoir, Goodbye to A River.

South of Lake Whitney Dam, Bosque County TX. Platinum-palladium on Arches Platine (2015) 10.5 x 7". - Diane Durant
South of Lake Whitney Dam, Bosque County TX.
Platinum-palladium on Arches Platine (2015) 10.5 x 7".
John Graves Scenic Riverway (North), Millsap TX. Platinum-palladium on Arches Platine (2015) 10.5 x 7". - Diane Durant
John Graves Scenic Riverway (North), Millsap TX.
Platinum-palladium on Arches Platine (2015) 10.5 x 7".
John Graves Scenic Riverway (South), Millsap TX. Platinum-palladium on Arches Platine (2015) 10.5 x 7". - Diane Durant
John Graves Scenic Riverway (South), Millsap TX.
Platinum-palladium on Arches Platine (2015) 10.5 x 7".
Chick Bend, Graford TX Platinum-palladium on Arches Platine (2015) 10.5 x 7". - Diane Durant
Chick Bend, Graford TX
Platinum-palladium on Arches Platine (2015) 10.5 x 7".
Chalk Bluff, Aquilla TX Platinum-palladium on Arches Palatine (2015) 10.5 x 7". - Diane Durant
Chalk Bluff, Aquilla TX
Platinum-palladium on Arches Palatine (2015) 10.5 x 7".
The silent air of ruin is fragile. - Diane Durant
River of the Arms of God (or, things I heard while out walking one day) Handmade artist's book and detritus - Diane Durant
River of the Arms of God (or, things I heard while out walking one day)
Handmade artist's book and detritus
The silent air of ruin is fragile. - Diane Durant
The Ecology of Drought - Diane Durant
The Ecology of Drought
The silent air of ruin is fragile. - Diane Durant
The silent air of ruin is fragile. - Diane Durant
The silent air of ruin is fragile. - Diane Durant
If I were a fisherman (family tree) Handsewn cord book with fish stringer, monofilament, and found family photos mounted to chipboard - Diane Durant
If I were a fisherman (family tree)
Handsewn cord book with fish stringer, monofilament, and found family photos mounted to chipboard
South of Lake Whitney Dam, Bosque County TX. Platinum-palladium on Arches Platine (2015) 10.5 x 7". - Diane Durant
John Graves Scenic Riverway (North), Millsap TX. Platinum-palladium on Arches Platine (2015) 10.5 x 7". - Diane Durant
John Graves Scenic Riverway (South), Millsap TX. Platinum-palladium on Arches Platine (2015) 10.5 x 7". - Diane Durant
Chick Bend, Graford TX Platinum-palladium on Arches Platine (2015) 10.5 x 7". - Diane Durant
Chalk Bluff, Aquilla TX Platinum-palladium on Arches Palatine (2015) 10.5 x 7". - Diane Durant
The silent air of ruin is fragile. - Diane Durant
River of the Arms of God (or, things I heard while out walking one day) Handmade artist's book and detritus - Diane Durant
The silent air of ruin is fragile. - Diane Durant
The Ecology of Drought - Diane Durant
The silent air of ruin is fragile. - Diane Durant
The silent air of ruin is fragile. - Diane Durant
The silent air of ruin is fragile. - Diane Durant
If I were a fisherman (family tree) Handsewn cord book with fish stringer, monofilament, and found family photos mounted to chipboard - Diane Durant