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Senior journalism major Nadira Fatah talks to Canadian photographer Wes Bell via webcam Feb. 15 at “Snag: Impermanence on the Vast Alberta Prairie” at the Carlson Gallery. The show exhibits Bell’s photographs of plastic bags caught on the barbed wire fences that line a highway in Alberta, Canada. Bell conceived the project after driving home from visiting his mother, who was dying of cancer. He saw the snagged plastic as a metaphor for the impermanence of life. “Snag” will remain in the Carlson Gallery until March 16. / photo by Spencer Croce

Plastic bags embody impermanence

By Amanda Romano, Spencer Croce on February 23, 2018 in Arts, Etc., Feature Slider, Fine Art

The Carlson Gallery’s new exhibit, “Snag: Impermanence on the Vast Alberta Prairie,” featuring artist Wes Bell’s photography, opened Feb. 15.

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