Working land / Jon Solinger.
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- text
- still image
- unmediated
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- 9780997232103
- 0997232102
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Main Library | North Dakota Collection | 778 S686 | Not for loan | 33111008409811 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Working Land, by Minnesota photographer Jon Solinger, tells the stories of six family farms in his Otter Tail County neighborhood. It focuses on the people rooted to these places through working the land, and who have deep ties to a place through past generations and the hope for future regeneration. He photographs with sensitivity and empathy, being a third-generation owner of a place-embedded family business.The book's landscape images and workplace portraits, made in places seldom seen or considered by most, contemplate the human experience of living and working on this land. It speaks of the labor that shaped our landscape and how the land in turn shapes the lives of those who work it.The people--the central subject of Working Land --make their voices heard through hand-drawn maps, diagrams and timelines produced in collaboration with Solinger. The book, made possible with an Arts and Cultural Heritage grant through the Lake Region Arts Council, also contains essays by others and an afterword and artist notes by Solinger.
Forward / Tania Blanich -- A connection to the land / Katie Meiners -- From place to space / John K. Cox -- Kubitz farm-Marlys -- Kubitz farm-the land -- Kubits farm-Evan -- Michels farm -- Of corn and faith -- Honer farm -- Rocky's Bait, LLC -- Anderson farm -- Lida farm -- Working the land / David Hasbargen -- Afterword / Jon Solinger -- Artist notes / Jon Solinger -- Contributor biographies -- Acknowledgments.
Working Land refers to two facets of rural landscape: the idea of working the land as a vocation and as a description of productive ground...This project involves rural workplaces in my Otter Tail County, Minnesota neighborhood. It is about people’s attachment to a place through their work; how human labor transforms a particular piece of land, and in turn, the land shapes the life of the worker. ...Although my intent remains primarily artistic, there is also a documentary component to these photographs of my neighbors. The project has a deeper relevance, capturing a time, place and lifestyle for future generations.--Author's website