Lost Homes
Photography
Lost Homes - Baker
October 22 through November 21
Helena Davis Gallery
ARTIST STATEMENT
"LOST HOMES"
These photographs are from a series I call "Lost Homes." I was raised in the rural farm area of far west central Illinois where there were farm homes almost every half mile. These homes raised families for decades. I left my home town to go to college and did not return for over thirty years. Upon my return I noticed how many of these farm home sites stood vacant but yet there still seemed to be an aura of refusal to give up. Many of the sites are still used for storage purposes but several are only represented by a single tree or lane. Some still have foundations or basements left behind and the trees that surround them have a distinctive character as if they were monuments. Maybe they are. I have been photographing these sites for over a year under various weather conditions hoping to catch that spirit which still seems to exist. The photographs bring out various emotions from the viewers. Some feel sad that all is lost while others see a small piece of life left.
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Opening Reception Fourth Friday
October 22, 7-10 pm
Free and Open to the Public
Closing Artist Talk
November 21, 4 pm
Free and Open to the Public
Lost Homes - Hamilton
Lost Homes - Stephens
Lost Homes - The Pierce Place
Lost Homes - Levy
Lost Homes - Ufkes
Lost Homes - Woods
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