Photography — June 15, 2019
Shadow Workers
This series experiments with appropriated archives of labor force positions now obsolete in nature. I have explored the act of superimposing anonymous characters onto architectural spaces, specifically environments in which they once existed. My photographic process plays with visual perception through conjuring an illusion of compressed time. Scenes presenting the semblance of a worker aim to acknowledge the replacement of human interaction aligned with the evolution of machines.
Written & Photographed
by Kristen Powell
Parking Garage Tickets
Medford, MA 2017
Railway Ticket Attendant
Newton, MA 2017
Bank Teller
Tolland, CT 2017
Return Desk Librarian
Newton, MA 2017
Gas Pump Attendant
Newton, MA 2017
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