Artist’s Statement:

For many years now I have been photographing the landscape seeking to discover the many ways in which people interact, live and coexist with their environment. This new body of work depicts an idealized view of nature that is fundamental to the subdivisions surrounding South Bend, Indiana.

These images depict my engagement with my immediate surroundings. The wide-angle lens exaggerates the expansive lawns and amplifies the distance between the home and the camera, illustrating the privacy and the quiet isolation embodied in the subdivision.

This project was intended to document north central Indiana; similar images could have been made throughout the United States. The subdivision is a ubiquitous part of society and culture in the United States.

sulmoore@iusb.edu • www.slmoore.com

This work was supported in part by a grant from the Indiana Arts Commission.

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