Artist: Chuck Hemard

Project: The Pines

Description: Due to an increase in human production and the boom of industrialization, much of the Longleaf pinelands have been erased. Chuck Hemard offers a glimpse of what was once “an extraordinary biodiverse ecosystem, rivaling that of tropical rain forests” while also exploring the tension between human settlement, environmental progress, and the beauty of nature. The Pines isn’t just insight into the past and its effect on the present; it is also a meditation on “how loss and beauty might coexist to motivate a better future.”

• #1 Appling County, Georgia (together), 2011 #1 Appling County, Georgia (together), 2011
• #2 Okaloosa County, Florida, 2012 #2 Okaloosa County, Florida, 2012
• #3 Thomas County, Georgia, 2011 #3 Thomas County, Georgia, 2011
• #1 Highlands County, Florida (snags), 2013 #1 Highlands County, Florida (snags), 2013
• #1 Hernando County, Florida, 2013 #1 Hernando County, Florida, 2013
• #3 Highlands County, Florida, 2013 #3 Highlands County, Florida, 2013
• #1 Craven County, North Carolina, 2013 #1 Craven County, North Carolina, 2013
• #3 Okaloosa County, Florida, 2012 #3 Okaloosa County, Florida, 2012
• #2 Thomas County, Georgia (scientia), 2011 #2 Thomas County, Georgia (scientia), 2011
• #1 Okaloosa County, Florida (burn), 2012 #1 Okaloosa County, Florida (burn), 2012
• #1 Escambia County, Alabama, 2010 #1 Escambia County, Alabama, 2010
• #2 Lee County, Alabama, 2016 #2 Lee County, Alabama, 2016
• #1 Lee County, Alabama, 2016 #1 Lee County, Alabama, 2016
• #2 Covington County, Alabama, 2010 #2 Covington County, Alabama, 2010
• #1 Montgomery County, North Carolina, 2013 #1 Montgomery County, North Carolina, 2013
• #3 Lee County, Alabama, 2016 #3 Lee County, Alabama, 2016
• #5 Lee County, Alabama, 2016 #5 Lee County, Alabama, 2016
• #5 Appling County, Georgia, 2011 #5 Appling County, Georgia, 2011
• #8 Highlands County, Florida Elder, 2013 #8 Highlands County, Florida Elder, 2013
• #2 Hale County, Alabama Elder (snag), 2017 #2 Hale County, Alabama Elder (snag), 2017
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Eyes on the South is curated by Jeff Rich. The weekly series features selections of current work from Southern artists, or artists whose photography concerns the South. To submit your work to the series, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..