photography

Thunder Head, Ruth Thorne-Thomsen

“Well before the advent of Photoshop and other digital tools, Ruth Thorne-Thomsen created this photo through careful layering of several different images," says Eric Paddock, curator of photography. "To me, the result is a portrait that gives as much attention—or more—to the inner workings of our lives as to the outward appearances of things.”

Thunder Head is on view in Exposure: Photos from the Vault from April 30 through October 31, 2010.