Offender

Offender, a work in progress (2015-) occurs within Eastern Texas, investigating the relationship between the state's landscape and its reliance on the longstanding system of incarceration. Seven prisons dominate the area, and thrive on ‘recession proof’ economics. This project centers the Huntsville Greyhound station from which newly released inmates make their way to their previous dwellings (if any), with minimum support and increased rates of poverty and recidivism. It’s routine for the locals to turn a blind eye, as the majority depend on related jobs and economic promises. The repetitive nature of this led me to explore additional photographic capabilities; which combine landscape, macro, and paired images. With that, I aim to make sense of the seemingly normal upside down America.

© Romek Rasenas - Huntsville, 2022
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Huntsville, 2022

© Romek Rasenas - Twin, 2015
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Twin, 2015

© Romek Rasenas - Town Theater, 2017
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Town Theater, 2017

© Romek Rasenas - Holy Bible (Phone Numbers), 2017
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Holy Bible (Phone Numbers), 2017

© Romek Rasenas - Clouds, 2022
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Clouds, 2022

© Romek Rasenas - Monica, 2022
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Monica, 2022

© Romek Rasenas - Brick Wall, 2022
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Brick Wall, 2022

© Romek Rasenas - Sam Houston Statue, 2022
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Sam Houston Statue, 2022

© Romek Rasenas - Derrick, 2022
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Derrick, 2022

© Romek Rasenas - Vines, 2022
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Vines, 2022

© Romek Rasenas - Overpass, 2022
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Overpass, 2022

© Romek Rasenas - Man Mowing Dyptych, 2017
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Man Mowing Dyptych, 2017

© Romek Rasenas - Man Mowing Dyptych, 2017
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Man Mowing Dyptych, 2017

© Romek Rasenas - Clayton, 2019
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Clayton, 2019

© Romek Rasenas - Overpass 2, 2022
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Overpass 2, 2022

© Romek Rasenas - Trees and Brick Wall, 2022
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Trees and Brick Wall, 2022

© Romek Rasenas - Two Tone, 2017
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Two Tone, 2017

© Romek Rasenas - Scratch Off (Bingo Numbers), 2022
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Scratch Off (Bingo Numbers), 2022

© Romek Rasenas - Death Row Cemetery (Inmate Number) 2016
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Death Row Cemetery (Inmate Number) 2016

© Romek Rasenas - Travis, 2016
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Travis, 2016

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