TERRY A. RATZLAFF
THE MARCHES
TAKE YOUR TIME
THE WATCHER
BUT THE EYES ARE BLIND
THE TIDE GOES NORTH

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PAST/PRESENT/FUTURE

No Shadow, No Bill
Medici Gallery, Richards Hall,
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
4 October-9 October 2026

The Marches: Clock Parts Exhibition 
Nebraska Wesleyan University 
Lincoln, Nebraska
18 September-18 December 2026

The Marches: Fragements of Time from Arp Clock & Wood Shop
Published by The Eriskay Connection (NL)
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©Terry A. Ratzlaff 2026





The Tide Goes North
2013-2014

The Tide Goes North romanticizes the existential struggle of seasonal salmon fishing while reflecting on the isolating, unforgiving nature of Nushagak Bay. Using personal journal entries and photographs, the work reflects on the 2013 and 2014 commercial set net season on Nushagak Point while questioning the sustainability of the relationship between man and nature.

Nushagak Point is a seasonal community that has been tied to the land for thousands of years. Located in Southwest Alaska in the northern end of Nushagak Bay, near the confluence of the Wood and Nushagak Rivers. The Nushagak River is Bristol Bay's largest of six watersheds and makes up 50% of the total watershed area. The Yup'ik people have culturally, socially, spiritually, environmentally, and economically maintained a salmon-based culture for the last 4,000 years. Half of the world’s population of salmon comes from the Nushagak River Watershed.