Joel Sternfeld: Sweet Earth- Experimental Utopias in America

Type

Book

Authors

Joel Sternfeld

ISBN 10

3865211240

ISBN 13

9783865211248

Tags

Individual Artists, Collections, Catalogues & Exhibitions, Lifestyle, Individual Photographers, Photo Essays, Urban & Land Use Planning, Americas, Sociology

Description

It is a dream we have all cherished at least fleetingly: the hope of finding a place in this world in which to live more simply, surrounded by beauty and like-minded people. Photographer Joel Sternfeld's new book Sweet Earth: Experimental Utopias in America explores the past and present of these idealized communities across the United States. Sternfeld's photographs highlight the land on which these foundations for bliss were built while the accompanying text lends insight into the people whose vision led to their creation. And the two have much in common. Like the would-be creators of these Utopias, the photographs are beautiful and appear simple at first glance - only to reveal a rich complexity when studied further. Andy Nelson - from Amzon

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