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Remix Place on the France-Luxembourg Border
Over the last two years, I have been collaborating with geographers, a playwright, a sound artist, and other scholars on Remix Place, a project designed to explore and represent the experience of residents on the France-Luxembourg border. Conceived for the 2022 European Capital of Culture in Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg, our group has been busy interviewing residents,…
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Among Former Coal Mines in France and Belgium
Earlier this summer, I returned to France to continue working on my Hauts-de-France Mining Basin project and to present at a conference about resilience strategies. While there, I photographed throughout the region, including at high-profile coal mine redevelopment sites. Among those I visited are the 51N4E-designed C-Mine complex and Koen Vanmechelen’s Labiomista in Genk, Belgium,…
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Exhibitions in Indianapolis, Chicago, and Milwaukee
The beginning of 2019 has been full of photographic and film events, but I’d like to pause and share details from my three exhibitions in Milwaukee, Indianapolis, and Chicago. The first is my exhibition “Three Communities” at the Tube Factory Artspace in Indianapolis, Indiana. The show explores the relationship between community and place by featuring…
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Old Projects, New Phases
After years of steadily developing several long-term projects, 2018 was the year many of them dramatically changed. The Area is out in the world; my Hauts-de-France work is exhibiting; so many other projects are evolving. With those big changes in mind, here’s a recap of my work on major projects in 2018, a few highlights…
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The American Sociological Association held its annual meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania this year, and I was excited to return. I spent a lot of time in Philadelphia in the 1990s and early 2000s and was surprised to figure out that the last time I’d been in the city was 2009. Back then, I was just…
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The 2017 Triangle
After a string of years bouncing around the map, in 2017 I mainly traced the triangle between Minneapolis, Chicago, and France. I spent most of my time teaching at St. Olaf and wrapping up The Area in Chicago, but I dedicated nearly two months to two different French projects. In January, I continued my “Resilient…