Paradise Road
2013–2018
Defining the essence of paradise is elusive, with no clear, universal definition. In American culture the belief persists that through one's own efforts a personal paradise can be achieved: the American Dream. But does that paradigm exist? And if so, what might it look like, particularly at a time of cultural volatility, political division, and a record wealth gap?
While mapping, traveling, and photographing Paradise Roads located across the United States, my aim is to build a typology of place that visually articulates how Americans’ sense of identity and inherent optimism can manifest in the landscape and to produce a metaphorical survey of American happiness, security, sanctuary, longing, and sometimes, defeat in this particular changing and imbalanced time.
PARADISE ROAD
This image was made on 8x10 Kodak Portra large format film.
Prints are made by Eliot Dudik
-on the highest quality, archival, baryta paper
-titled, signed, and editioned on the verso
-protected with archival materials for shipping
PARADISE ROAD
This image was made on 8x10 Kodak Portra large format film.
Prints are made by Eliot Dudik
-on the highest quality, archival, baryta paper
-titled, signed, and editioned on the verso
-protected with archival materials for shipping
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PARADISE ROAD
This image was made on 8x10 Kodak Portra large format film.
Prints are made by Eliot Dudik
-on the highest quality, archival, baryta paper
-titled, signed, and editioned on the verso
-protected with archival materials for shipping
PARADISE ROAD
This image was made on 8x10 Kodak Portra large format film.
Prints are made by Eliot Dudik
-on the highest quality, archival, baryta paper
-titled, signed, and editioned on the verso
-protected with archival materials for shipping
PARADISE ROAD
This image was made on 8x10 Kodak Portra large format film.
Prints are made by Eliot Dudik
-on the highest quality, archival, baryta paper
-titled, signed, and editioned on the verso
-protected with archival materials for shipping
PARADISE ROAD
This image was made on 8x10 Kodak Portra large format film.
Prints are made by Eliot Dudik
-on the highest quality, archival, baryta paper
-titled, signed, and editioned on the verso
-protected with archival materials for shipping
PARADISE ROAD
This image was made on 8x10 Kodak Portra large format film.
Prints are made by Eliot Dudik
-on the highest quality, archival, baryta paper
-titled, signed, and editioned on the verso
-protected with archival materials for shipping
PARADISE ROAD
This image was made on 8x10 Kodak Portra large format film.
Prints are made by Eliot Dudik
-on the highest quality, archival, baryta paper
-titled, signed, and editioned on the verso
-protected with archival materials for shipping
