Out in the California desert, six hauntingly beautiful images of steel bridges and sunsets loom incongruously over the dusty highway. They are photographs taken by Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old amateur photographer who in January became the latest high-profile Black victim of US police brutality during a traffic stop in Memphis, Tennessee. The billboards have been installed in Palm Springs for Desert X, an art exhibition known for placing giant outdoor installations -- often with political messages -- against the stunning, arid mountain backdrop. "Our interest was in featuring Tyre as an artist, and showing his work and having people engage with that emotionally, and understand that," says Desert X creator Susan Davis. "I think so many times these senseless deaths become just a name," she adds. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES