Presentation
Utopia is where you find it and photograph it
I frequently seek areas of the United States that are not seen as beautiful, interesting to see, experience or photograph- these are not tourist designations. I find great pleasure in seeking wonders of the rural landscape throughout the US. I will discuss the discovery of wonderful, subtle and sometimes entertaining evidence of people’s interaction in the landscape. My work deals with the ideas of place, culture, society, environment, and how these concepts influence us as individuals. I wander lonely and overlooked routes seeking a look at history and presence in the landscape. I will speak about two long term projects photographing US Highways inspired by travels off the beaten path. I photographed U.S. Highway 80, The Dixie Overland Highway for 15 years and it culminated into a long-term project. I am currently photographing U.S. Highway 83, The Road to Nowhere. I am seeking nowhere but find Utopia everywhere.
Rebecca Nolan
Rebecca Nolan grew up in Twin Lakes, Wisconsin. She is an artist whose work has been exhibited internationally. She earned a B.A. in communications, humanities and photography at the University of Wisconsin, Green Bay and an M.F.A. from University of Oregon, Eugene. Nolan has lived all over the U.S. and now resides in Savannah, Georgia, where she has been teaching at SCAD since 2001. Influenced by wanderlust of America, Nolan's work deals with the ideas of place, culture, society, environment, and how these concepts influence us as individuals. She has been involved with the Society for Photographic Education since 1988.
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