Sheikh – Thirst, Great Salt lake

‘Great Salt Lake’ is the first in a series of publications by Fazal Sheikh examining the effects of climate change and extraction in the Western United States. It charts the destruction of the lake by industrialisation and its pollution by chemical waste, as well as the loss of natural habitats for wildlife, the siphoning off of rivers that feed it, and the toll taken by rising temperatures and long periods of drought, all of which have brought the lake to crisis point. Sheikh reveals the condition of the lake in stunning and visceral images that provide a record of Great Salt Lake at its lowest ebb.

28 x 38 cm