Out in the middle of New Mexico’s Valley of Shining Stone near Abiquiu, painter Pernie Fallon and photographer Guy Giersch came across a makeshift wood door propped up on a barbed-wire fence. Spray painted on the door was a joke, and on second thought, a dare, a challenge of sorts. It said simply “Door Into the Unseen.”  As if the supernatural scenery itself was not enough, the curious message on the door inspired their latest body of work.

The door opened the artists’ eyes, merging visions of land with artistic and perceptive interpretation. Inspired by the beauty of terrain well-suited for both cowboys and aliens, Giersch and Fallon responded with camera and pastel, venturing beyond what existed in the landscape and creating impressions full of temperament and intensity.

Into the Unseen is visual poetry --- a way to explain what is seen, not only on the surface, but beyond the obvious landscape, a look into the unseen.