Critical Connection

All of nature is intertwined, connected by a delicate relationship between living organisms—including humans—and their physical environment. From the smallest life forms on the forest floor to the shady canopies of old-growth oaks, maples, and sycamores, each species is dependent on the health of the land around them.

Unfortunately, rapid climate change has led to record amounts of habitat loss, which threatens not only plants and animals, but all living things. Displayed among the habitat of Cincinnati Nature Center, this outdoor exhibition of photographs by Tom Croce features a collection of color images abstractly scaled to highlight the relationship of each subject to one another. Viewers become part of the intricate layers of nature, provoking a desire to protect our natural spaces and all the organisms that call those spaces home.