Caroline Gibello, Heaven & Earth
19 October - 30 October 2010 (private view 20 October 2010)
Menier Gallery, 51 Southwark Street, London SE1 1RU
Free Entry
CAROLINE GIBELLO
HEAVEN & EARTH
Myerson Fine Art is delighted to present photographer Caroline Gibello’s first UK exhibition
Heaven & Earth. Gibello journeyed deep into her beloved Africa and returns with a compelling
study of the continent’s beauty and abundance. Her timeless wildlife portraits capture iconic but
often fleeting glimpses of Africa’s most celebrated characters.
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CAROLINE GIBELLO
HEAVEN & EARTH
On the back of international success with her previous exhibition, Water & Dust, Caroline Gibello
rekindled her passion for Africa with a trip to northern Botswana.
With her trademark sun bleached palate and finely honed lens Gibello deftly reveals a vigorous
Africa. An Africa blessed by the rain gods, where typically stark landscapes are softened by
rich cameos of colour as healthy beasts parade the grasslands and watering holes. A fish eagle
streaks across the delta. A lioness schools playful cubs in the precious art of hide-n-seek. A herd of
elephant cavort at a watering hole, while a tentative newborn stands on the edge of the mudsling-
ing. A rare leopard prowls the dusk. And all the while Gibello’s favourite tree, the regal baobab,
stands watch.
“My travels in Africa fuel a passion for the wilderness and the vast and alluring natural splendour
and beauty of Africa’s wild places,” says Gibello. “For me, the African Bush is a place where
time stands still, where the sounds, the smells, the sights, the resonance of nature in its entirety are
so captivating and transcendent that everything outside of that reality ceases to exist for me. Put
quite simply it’s my heaven on earth.”
With a background in Zoology and Botany, Gibello went on to study photography at Machaelis
School of Fine Art (University of Cape Town) in 1997. From 2002 she worked in the commercial
photographic industry for four year after which she dedicated herself full time in her personal
photographic work. This will be her fifth solo exhibition having exhibited in South Africa, Italy
and India. The exhibition will travel to Berlin and New York in 2011.
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Cover artwork:
“Heaven and Earth”
Photographic print on fine art paper
94 x 94 cm
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CAROLINE GIBELLO
HEAVEN & EARTH
VISITOR INFORMATION
EXHIBITION DATES: 19 October – 30 October 2010
PREVIEW: 20 October 2010, 6pm - 9pm
OPENING HOURS: 10 am to 6pm Monday- Saturday
VENUE: Menier Gallery, 51 Southwark Street, London SE1 1RU
ENTRY: Free
TRANSPORT: Nearest Underground Station is London Bridge.
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