Dormant SeasonErinn Springer returned to rural Wisconsin after the loss of a close family member, hoping to reconnect with her memories of home. Created with her family and strangers, the resulting series depicts the contrasts of the modern midwest where everyday occurrences get caught between past and present. Her portrayals of isolation and connection explore interior and exterior landscapes in a region that is mysterious yet familiar. A portrait of agrarian

first published in 2000

As soon as she became a newlywed and a mother of a child

and deepening his understanding of its subtle terrain

Page after page

merging fragments of family lore with keenly observed photographs

This world doesn’t much nurture silence

in his view

While Doug cleared these spaces of items for potential resale

moving from one culture to another

Suzanne Joelson and Gary Stephan as the voyeurs and the observed

American photographer and educator

Matthew Monteith