I lived a good life/ Under New Management

A series in progress that addresses inherited locational aftermath, the complexities and responsibility of familial ties, and landscapes that bend to mirror grief when we are grieving.

I Lived A Good Life / Under New Management is a series in progress. It addresses inherited locational aftermath, the complexities and responsibility of familial ties, and landscapes that bend to mirror grief when we are grieving. Some images document my grandfather's old farm house that has fallen into disrepair and is set for a controlled burn demolition next year. I am documenting the farm as it was and what it is becoming. The project incorporates digital photography for this documentation, and an archive system. As I create a system for my grandfather's film ephemera I am pulling from the archive to create beet root anthotypes (sun prints) of his photographs. In this way, my process and his practice are meeting each other. By deriving pigments from the plants my grandfather planted on his farm- like corn and beet root- and combining them with the archive I have evolved the materials of my practice to reflect the cycles of death and rebirth that exist in nature. Another image is of a foggy morning in southern Minnesota farmland where I was haunted by a repetitive scene of road-killed whitetail deer while driving back to the city. This is one of many deer that were passed on the trip. I felt that I had to confront this doe, and after I photographed her the fog lifted. "In Evelyne Anderson’s photograph, a fawn lays lifeless on a rural highway. A beautiful and delicate animal collides with the harsh and unforgiving concrete highway, while fog encapsulates the road ahead. The deer, more specifically a fawn, is often associated in many different cultures as a symbol of innocence, purity, and even piety. Anderson capturing the death of this being emits a flagrantly uneasy feeling. However, the image retains a sense of beauty despite how heartbreakingly stunning the emotions that are evinced by the scene. " - Tessa Wick, Curator of Wick Gallery.