MITCH EPSTEIN: AMERICAN POWER
2011-11-14American Power (2003-9) examines how energy is produced and used in the American landscape, questioning the power of nature, government and corporations. Epstein was awarded the prestigious Prix Pictet photographic award in March 2011 for this body of work, which offers a radical reflection on “the American Dream gone awry”.
The project began in 2003 when Epstein photographed a small town in Ohio after compulsory land purchase by the American Electric Power company. He went on to document 25 US States over a period of six years, producing a prolific body of work that depicts the effects of mass consumption.
Exhibition runs through to December 23rd, 2011
Open Eye Gallery
19 Mann Island
Liverpool Waterfront
Liverpool
L3 1BP
