Newer Topographics | Stylistic anonymity Eschewing opinion Suburban realities |
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choing and reinterpreting the rich visual history of photographic traditions is this deadpan rendering of banal detachment. Although suburbs proliferate around larger more densely packed cities, their characteristic styling can now be found just about anywhere. This example is located in California, Missouri, which boasts of an estimated population of around 4,000 inhabitants.
“The pictures were stripped of any artistic frills and reduced to an essentially topographic state, conveying substantial amounts of visual information but eschewing entirely the aspects of beauty, emotion and opinion.” - William Jenkins
