EPSTEIN, Mitch - American Power

Background information

From 2003 to 2008, prominent photographer Mitch EPSTEIN photographed at and around sites where fossil fuel, nuclear, hydroelectric, wind, and solar power are produced in the United States. The resulting photographs contain his signature complex wit, surprising detail, and formal rigor. These pictures illuminate the intersection between American society and American landscape. Here is a portrait of early 21st century America, as it clings to past comforts and gropes for a more sensible future.

Content

In his volume 'American Power', prominent photographer Mitch EPSTEIN investigates notions of power, both electrical and political. His focus is on energy – how it gets made, how it gets used, and the ramifications of both. In an accompanying essay, he discusses his method, and how making these photographs led him to think harder about the artist’s role in a country teetering between collapse and transformation." (© Steidl Verlag, 2011)

About US-American photographer, Mitch EPSTEIN (b.1952)

Photo books by and with works Mitch EPSTEIN