Fazal Sheikh: Thirst, Great Salt Lake makers by his mid-twenties

by his mid-twenties

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pre-Civil Rights Movement

This publication accompanies a museum-wide retrospective at Museum Frieder Burda in Baden-Baden

Fazal Sheikh: Thirst, Great Salt Lake makers by his mid-twentiesAn arresting visual document that charts the degradation of one of Americas most astonishing natural monuments In November 2022, the water level of the Great Salt Lake fell to its lowest on record. Diverted water supply from its feeding rivers, pollution from nearby extraction plants and ravaging droughts have brought this landmark to a crisis point. As the lake reached its lowest ebb, photographer Fazal Sheikh (born 1965), together with writer Terry