Reciprocal Ecology
Curated by Cassandra Klos
March 6 - April 26, 2026
Reciprocal Ecology examines the diverse ways photographers engage in cyclical relationships with the natural world. Through a range of immersive and exploratory practices—whether examining, infusing, submerging, transforming, inhaling, dissecting, or imbuing—each artist navigates their connection to nature in a unique manner. Some relinquish full control to the elements, while others embrace a dynamic, give-and-take dialogue. In every approach, there is an inherent trust: the act of creation exists in the interplay between artistic vision and surrender to the landscapes, waterways, and fauna that shape the work. Using both literal and metaphorical ecological markers, the natural world becomes the foundation for inquiry and expression. This exhibition seeks to explore themes of self-discovery, relational dynamics, and artistic experimentation, while acknowledging the reciprocal nature of our relationship with the environment.
Banner image: Chris Maliga
About the Curator
Cassandra Klos (b. 1991) is a fine art and documentary photographer as well as an emerging curator whose work explores themes of science fiction, environmental change, and human futurisms. She holds a BFA from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University and an MFA from Duke University’s Experimental and Documentary Arts program.
Her photographs have been exhibited internationally, including solo shows at the Griffin Museum of Photography and the Cassilhaus Collection and Gallery, and in festivals such as the Biel/Bienne Festival of Photography and the Lagos Photo Festival. Her editorial and documentary work has appeared in Smithsonian Magazine, TIME, National Geographic, and The New York Times, among others.
Klos’s curatorial practice includes exhibitions at the Cassilhaus Collection and Gallery, where she served as a curatorial intern, and at Duke University’s Kenan Institute of Ethics, where, as curatorial fellow, she designed Existence on the Periphery, an exhibition examining art in the Anthropocene. From 2020 to 2023, she was a curatorial assistant with Duke’s Archive of Documentary Arts, contributing to collection development, exhibition coordination, and archival preparation of new acquisitions.