Edgar Martins : This is not a House

30 Sep-24 Dec 2011

Overview

The artist was asked to create a photo-essay that reflected on the collapse of the US housing market. Shot initially in 16 US states over a period of two months, the work focuses on carefully researched locations, exposing the full extent and impact of this worldwide crisis. Martins has created a compelling series of images of neglected and abandoned houses, apartments, office buildings, golf courses and ski resorts. The subjects are effectively contemporary ruins, and the artist knowingly plays with these associations to create dramatic, poetic and often theatrical compositions.