Louie Palu: Distant Early Warning

UMBC’s Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery presents Louie Palu: Distant Early Warning, on display from February 14 through May 20.

Distant Early Warning, a multi-year project by Canadian photojournalist Louie Palu, provides a look at the evolving militarization in the North American Arctic driven by climate change. Now, decades after the end of the Cold War, tensions between world powers are heightened anew in anticipation of more efficient shipping routes and opportunities for resource extraction as Arctic ice melts. Meanwhile, Indigenous communities in the region are coming face to face with increased geo-political activity. This exhibition examines operations of power and bears witness to a culture of fear and hyper-preparedness as we brace for an unknown future.

This exhibition is presented concurrently with North Pole Narratives: Photographs from the Wendorff Collection on Robert E. Peary.

Admission is free.

Library Gallery hours:
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Thursday: 10 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m.

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Please note: All visitors to UMBC, and to the Library Gallery, are required to wear a KN-95 mask or equivalent. Visitors may pick up free KN-95 masks at the Library Circulation Desk.