"Fire and Ice"

For his book “Journeys,” photographer Ron Rosenstock traveled throughout Death Valley, California and Iceland capturing the delicate poetry and natural power of two contrasting types of landscapes: glacier and desert. The images, presented in an exhibition called “Fire and Ice” at the Panopticon Gallery, suggest a sense of subtle movement in the ripples of sand in the wind (“Sand Wave, Death Valley, California” above) but also broader ideas of permanence and our place as humans in the ecosystem at large. Through distance and proximity our perspective on the world around us comes into a clearer focus. Through July 28, Tues.-Fri. 10 a.m. -6 p.m., Sat. 11-5 p.m. Panopticon Gallery, Hotel Commonwealth, 502c Commonwealth Ave., Boston. 617-267-8929. panopt.com

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