2nd place
silver star award
Lee Saloutos
united states
title
"Gone"
They are a reminder of the transient nature of our relationships with these structures, and of the transient nature of the structures themselves.
All images were made as part of other projects; all were shot as found.
Educated at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. I spent 3 years in the Fine Art program, then 3 ½ years in Electrical Engineering, graduated BSEE in 1977.
20 years working in technology, photographing part time; photographing full time since 1999.
Essentially all of my photography is in the arid west. I prefer locations and man made sites that are unknown or anonymous. I am interested in the literal and visual debris that we leave in the remote parts of the West.
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entry description
Over time I began to notice that there were solitary chairs, groups of chairs, or other seating in many if not all of the closed or abandoned mines, mills, prisons, shipyards, hospitals, and other sites I was working with. They were always artfully set up, often by windows, often in beautiful light. It is easy to imagine an individual sitting in the light, or a group meeting.They are a reminder of the transient nature of our relationships with these structures, and of the transient nature of the structures themselves.
All images were made as part of other projects; all were shot as found.
about the photographer
Born in Wisconsin, 1953. Lived in Northern California from 1977 to 1993. Currently living in Central Virginia.Educated at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. I spent 3 years in the Fine Art program, then 3 ½ years in Electrical Engineering, graduated BSEE in 1977.
20 years working in technology, photographing part time; photographing full time since 1999.
Essentially all of my photography is in the arid west. I prefer locations and man made sites that are unknown or anonymous. I am interested in the literal and visual debris that we leave in the remote parts of the West.
back to gallery