PHOTO PROJECTS: The Farm

My photographs frequently explore the connection of the past to the present, and the relationship of people to their environment. Personal identity and cultural history are often attached to a sense of place, and this can have a strong influence over the texture and stories of our life. I am very interested in the experience of family and cultural history ... the need for a story that ties us to a larger meaning, and the extent to which we either inherit larger stories or attempt to create newer ones.

THE FARM series was photographed in Kansas over the past decade, on the farm of my husband's grandparents. The land has been in the family for many generations and much of his family's roots, identity, and stories are tied to this particular plot of earth. This project is about place and history, about memory and story. It's about the things that tie us together, and the things that bring us back.

The images are presented as traditional silver gelatin prints, printed rather small, in dark tones, and the final prints are tea-stained to mute the palette further. The resulting effect creates a thin veil between the viewer and the print, so the interaction with the subject matter is less immediate and is filtered through a sense of history and memory.

Toned silver gelatin prints

Print size: Approx. 6"x8"

Edition of 20, with 3 artist proofs

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