JEM Southam: Robert Mann gallery.(New York)(photographs of rural sites)

The simple yet compelling concept behind this quiet show of several series of photographs matched a sense of modesty in the images themselves. Bristolborn photographer Jem Southam visits rural sites, mainly in the south of England, several times over the course of months or years and shoots large-format images from about the same spot to document the natural and man-made changes that have taken place.

In "Rivermouths," 1996-2000, a coastline erodes; in "Rockfalls," 1994-2000, a cliff face crumbles; and in "Ponds," 1996-2000, a dew pond fills out. The ...

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