Working Land refers to two facets of rural landscape: the idea of working the land as a vocation and as a description of productive ground. My family tree includes immigrant ancestors who made a living from working the soil and some of their descendants who carry on this work to the present day. That personal connection to working land inspired the project.
apple orchard, section 26, scambler township, otter tail county
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Anderson farm, 2014:This composite combines the portrait of Keith in the crab apple trees with an aerial view of the Anderson farm’s surroundings, dominated by the dark and complex shape of Tamarack Lake. The red “you are here” dot marks the wedge of north-facing hillside land that has become the orchard.