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Beverly Joubert's photography exhibition "Illuminations of Africa's Wildlife: Its Beauty, Its Struggle to Survive" is not just a collection of stunning black-and-white and color images of lions, cheetahs, elephants and rhinos — it is a call to action.
"What we are dealing with right now is a battle over these animals because we are losing them at an alarming rate," said Joubert's filmmaker husband, Dereck, during a conference call from their home in Botswana. "We lose five lions a day, a rhino every seven hours and elephants at a rate of five an hour. There is a massive decline, and we, at the risk of our lives, do whatever we can about that.
"We thought we need to do a fine-art exhibition about these animals, largely because when these animals disappear, we will lose a lot and we need to illuminate exactly what we will lose when that happens," he said.
The exhibit, which opened recently at the Kimball Art Center in Park City, focuses on the beauty of the animals.
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Wild art
Beverly Joubert's "Illuminations of Africa's Wildlife: Its Beauty, Its Struggle to Survive" will be on show.
When • Through April 24; Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday-Sunday, noon to 5 p.m.
Where • The Kimball Art Center, 1401 Kearns Blvd. Park City
Tickets • Free; http://www.kimballartcenter.org