The Wild Horses Of Sable Island {0}
Every now and then, while goofing off online, I’ll come across photos from Sable Island and dream of one day going to check it out. Of course, this is no easy task – the island is home to about 5 people and a population of wild horses and, well, that’s about it… Like most beautiful places, tourism dollars could help out greatly but tourism would effectively ruin the destination and in such a situation I think one must err on the side of conservation.
While walking through SoHo this past weekend Yvonne and I spotted a sign on a gallery that read “The Wild Horses Of Sable Island” so we ventured across the street to check it out.
The body of work, by photographer Roberto Dutesco, is the net result of 16 years of documenting these beautiful creatures in their natural, unblemished habitat.
“I wish to bring my experience among the wild horses of Sable Island to people around the world, to show them true wilderness in its primal state, unaware and unafraid of man. I wish to recreate for others, as nearly as possible, my extraordinary experience—what it was like for me to step onto their untouched land, what it was like for them to see me, and what they would remember from the encounter long afterward.”
They had a beautiful book on display and I was like “It’s really nice but I bet it’s like $300…”
…It wasn’t $300, it was $2,000. Too bad.
If anyone is in NYC and wants to check it out, The Wild Horses Of Sable Island is currently showing at 64 Grand Street.
I’d still love to go to the island, one day, but if keeping me off the island means the island gets to continue to exist then I’m ok with just having pretty pictures to look at.
