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Statement by the photographer, Michael VAHRENWALD
"A great architectural photograph strives not only to show the way a building is constructed but also how it is used and the effects on its surroundings." (© Michael VAHRENWALD)
Background information
"The photo volume 'The People’s Trust' by Michael VAHRENWALD is a study of the changing financial institution, specifically the repurposed remains of 19th and 20th century banks across the United States.
The monumentality of these neo-classical facades stands in contrast with their new roles as liquor stores, pawn shops, churches, department stores and pharmacies. The work is in keeping with his investigation of locations where landscape, politics, and economics intersect, and poses questions as to what value can be derived from photographing the built world. In the case of ‘The People’s Trust,’ layers of history and time are inscribed onto false fronts of capitalistic glory.
Content
On its 112 pages, the photo volume 'The People’s Trust' by Michael VAHRENWALD contains full paged color photographs, it also includes an essay by Wolfgang Scheppe and a poem by Richard Brautigan.