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Artist StatementFILE 23764—39/23DBE EST DEUS REX
My project, American Electric, functions as an archive of disappearing small-town identities through the lens of deindustrialization. What began as a mission to ride to the terminus of every Chicago Metra train line has evolved into a wide-ranging series of photo books and prints documenting small towns in the greater Chicagoland and Gary, Indiana areas. Through both film and digital photography, I capture the dual nature of Midwestern small towns, where nostalgic Americana often intersects with the surreal and uncanny.

Inspired by the archival nature of photography, my work explores the remnants of deindustrialization and how these decaying landscapes contrast with the quiet suburban life that remains. Additionally, my process draws on the surrealist concept of “wandering”—traveling through a landscape or space with no intention other than to observe what can be seen. As a modern-day flâneur, I move through these environments with no set destination, absorbing and documenting what presents itself.

Light plays a critical role in my images, acting almost as a character in its own right—revealing certain details while leaving others shrouded in ambiguity. Conceptually, my project is inspired by Joel Sternfeld’s American Prospects, where he documented landscapes and life across the country during the Reagan era, capturing both beauty and sadness.

American Electric serves as an archive of my personal journey—capturing my experiences as an outsider navigating spaces in which I feel both unwelcome and irresistibly drawn to. Through my photography, I document a landscape shaped by economic decline, population shifts, and evolving American identity. My images invite viewers to reflect on how both personal and institutional archives shape our understanding of small-town and suburban life, while also questioning the narratives we preserve and those we forget.





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