Elena Dorfman: Empire Falling

Elena Dorfman: Empire Falling

Los Angelesâ‚¬â€œbased photographer Elena Dorfmanâ‚¬s latest body of work presents American rock quarries as geologic phenomena, both conceptually and representationally. In Dorfmanâ‚¬s epic tableaux, the ancient sedimentation and erosion found at these sites form the basis for her complex and highly layered compositions. â‚¬Å“I manipulate and reconstruct the landscape,â‚¬Â she says, â‚¬Å“reassembling the pictures just as the oldest rock begins at the bottom and works its way up to the surface.â‚¬Â Empire Falling presents the abandoned and active quarries of the Midwest in Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio. Executed over the course of several years, Dorfmanâ‚¬s images record both the minute and radical workings of nature, as these spaces give way to human intervention and exploitation.
Country USA
Brand Damiani Editore
Manufacturer Damiani/Crump
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber Illustrated
ReleaseDate 2013-04-30
UnitCount 1
EANs 9788862082662

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