(Image: Alex Garland)
Two photographers who have captured images of life around Capitol Hill have collaborated on a project to capture scenes of protest from the fight against the Dakota Access Pipeline and in defense of the Lakota Nation. Three Days at Standing Rock opens at 11th Ave’s Vermillion Thursday night as part of the monthly Capitol Hill Arts Walk.
Frequent CHS contributor Alex Garland and freelance photographer Kelly O were drawn to the cause and teamed up for a North Dakota road trip:
On September 19th, with a rented mini-van and some donated food and clothing, we set out with our cameras. While nothing as violent as the incidents on September 3rd took place, we were grateful for this opportunity to stand, even for a short time, with Standing Rock—to see and hear what the water protectors were saying and what they were doing to fight for their rights. And the fight isn’t over. Winter is coming, and water protectors are being arrested, daily, at an alarming rate.
All proceeds from sales Thursday night will be donated to the Red Warrior Camp at Standing Rock, the artists said. The show runs at Vermillion through December 3rd.
