创作年代 2002年

语言 zh-CN

作品描述 ©️埃里克·索斯，鸣谢纽约尚凯利（Sea n Kelly）画廊 在30岁之际，埃里克开启了自己首次沿着密西西比河的公路旅行，像马克·吐温小说中的哈克贝里·费恩一样寻找自由。这条河流本身就是一个关于漫长旅途的隐喻；它并不笔直地流淌，而是蜿蜒曲流，仿佛自身也在旅行之中。 密西西比河曾是美国经济的命脉。今天，它曾经的辉煌已然消逝。《眠于密西西比河畔》系列并不试图用线性的方式讲述一个具体的故事。相反，这些照片以一种最富诗意的方式相互交缠。对埃里克而言，他摄影家的身份使他能够四处游览，敲开陌生人的房门，并走入他们的生活，但是这种对探索世界的渴望就像一种角色扮演：他是故事的主角，被驱使着漫游这片广阔的土地并与陌生人相遇。公路旅行结束后，埃里克把这五年的拍摄成果编辑整理，然后用自家打印机打印并制作了五十本摄影集分发至各处。正是这五十本自制摄影集让他 从一个无人问津的公路旅行摄影师变成了一个享誉世界的艺术家。 At the age of 30, Alec embarked on his first road trip along the Mississippi River in search of freedom, like Huckleberry Finn in the Mark Twain novel. The river itself is a metaphor for an odyssey; it does not flow straight but meanders as if on its own journey. The Mississippi River used to be an economic lifeline of the United States. Today, its glory has faded. The "Sleeping by the Mississippi" project does not set out to tell a specific story in linear fashion. Instead, the photos intertwine in the most poetic way. Alec's identity as a photographer entitled him to visit places, knock on strangers' doors, and step into their lives. Yet, his yearning to explore the world was akin to a role-playing game: he is the main character in the story, driven to roam the vast land and encounter strangers. After the road trip, Alec edited the works he had accumulated in the five years and with his home printer made fifty photo albums. The self-made album turned him from an unknown photographer into an internationally acclaimed artist. 展开>