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| EN FOCO | Photographers | |
 © Alex Leme, The Wrecking Crew Hunting Club, Small Town: Portraits Of A Disappearing America series.  © Alex Leme, Tyler, Trace, Austin and Adam, Small Town: Portraits Of A Disappearing America series.  © Alex Leme, Varanda, Small Town: Portraits Of A Disappearing America series. |
Alex Leme Born: 1978, São Paulo, Brazil Resides: Little Rock AR Heritage: Brazilian Selected Exhibitions: En Foco at Skylight Gallery, Brooklyn, NY 2011 Photographic Center Northwest, Seattle, WA 2010 Hous Projects, New York, NY 2010 DeCorazon Gallery, Dallas, TX 2010 111 Mina Gallery, San Francisco, CA 2010 Kopeikin Gallery, West Hollywood, CA 2009 Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art, Augusta, GA 2009 Education: BA, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Little Rock, AR Awards: En Foco's New Works Photography Awards #14 Fellowship, 2010-11 2nd Edition of Hey Hot Shot! Competition, New York, NY 2009 Unscene Photography Tour – Dallas 2009 International Photography Awards, New York, NY 2009 “Photo-Op” 14th Annual International Photographic Competition, Seattle, WA 2009 Publications: Liberation (French Newspaper), April 2010 New Yorker, February 2010 Culture Hall Magazine, January 2010 "With the gradual but steady rise of agri-business, the loss of small, family-owned and run farms, and the century-long exodus of rural populations to urban centers, farming communities have been suffering a slow and painful decline for decades. Loss of jobs, economically shattered families, failed businesses, de-population, and a general malaise of perceived worthlessness are common features of conversations that run through many small towns in America. Although these towns are often located just outside major metropolises, the realities of their social and economic landscapes are worlds apart. It is my hope that this project, Small Town, will introduce today’s reality of small rural towns in America to a wider audience. My central aim is to raise awareness about the situation witnessed throughout rural America and to promote a more serious discussion around the subject." Website: |
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