Holding On, 2016

by Adam Jarvi

Digital Print

This weathered and gnarled birch tree, clinging to the edge of a cliff some 600 feet above the floor of Hibbing Taconite’s active mine pit, is in many ways symbolic of the region. The resilience of the tree seen in Holding On…, like the resilience of those who call this place home, is remarkable. Its days are clearly numbered, yet it refuses to give way even as the very earth that supports it slowly disappears.

Price: $150-$250