Fading Out
Elissa Kline with her photographs of wild horses. Photo Horses in the wild? Elissa Kline’s “ghost herd” photographs are all that remain of when these majestic animals ran free An array of equine images by Elissa Kline is on display in the group show “Finesse: Four Photographers,” through Oct. 27 at Zask Art Gallery in Rolling Hills Estates. Kline has turned her lens on a not unfamiliar subject, the horse, but this time there’s a poignant undertone. As she writes in her artist statement, “When a friend accidentally witnessed a round-up of wild horses in the high desert near Challis, Idaho, she asked me to help tell their story. What I came to learn and witness was extraordinary.” The pictures on view are life-size, closer to banners than framed portraits. They document her encounter, over a period of seven years, with these particular horses. It’s a story she feels very strong about, and here’s how it began: “My friend, Bonnie Garman, witnessed a round-up in 2004 and was horrified by what she saw. She asked me to help her with an article on this particular herd of wild horses. Once I started photographing them, learning about them, watching them… I couldn’t stop going back to find…
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