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.
harvested corn field
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Kubitz farm, September 30, 2014: the stubble left on this recently harvested corn field traces where lush green corn plants stood during the summer, reaching maybe eight feet high. I noticed how the rows, precisely spaced by machine, still must follow the rolling topography. It spoke to me of simultaneously controlling and submitting to nature.