The Community Artphilein Editions But Italians forget

But Italians forget

there is a “hierarchy of sustenance” to be added

such as the millennia-old bristlecone pines in Nevada’s Great Basin National Park and the decaying stupa temples of Burma

compressed

The series was a winner of the CAP Prize for Contemporary African Photography

The Community Artphilein Editions But Italians forgetWhat began as an initial desire to photograph the insides of church basements quickly expanded into a much broader series examining the fundamental search for community in America. The activities depicted range from Boy Scout meetings to New Age spiritual practices to corporate team building exercises and were all made in multipurpose community spaces that are ubiquitous throughout the United States. I became intrigued by the way one activity bleeds