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Florence Montmare: America Series

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Florence Montmare: America Series is a photographic journey capturing the United States during a time of climate and health crises. Swedish-Greek-American artist Florence Montmare travelled 7,000 miles in an electric vehicle across nearly 30 states, from east to west and back, including routes like Route 66 and I-10. Through her lens, Montmare explores the diverse experiences of people she met—focusing especially on female, minority, Native American, and LGBTQ communities—creating a powerful visual narrative of a nation facing transformation.
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This book appeals to readers interested in contemporary photography, social and environmental issues, and multicultural perspectives. It is ideal for those drawn to artistic explorations of America through the eyes of an immigrant woman photographer.

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At the tail end of a pandemic and economic recession, artist and photographer Florence Montmare embarked on a photographic journey through the U.S. to explore the traces of the climate and health crisis.

Florence Montmare: America Series is not only a statement by a female photographer but an exploration by an immigrant born in Vienna, raised in Stockholm, and now residing in New York. She envisioned a very different and modern kind of road movie, seeing America through her own outsider's lens. - i-D

The first monograph by Swedish-Greek-American photographer and artist Florence Montmare showcases images made in 2021-22 while traveling across the United States from east to west (and back). Using an electric vehicle as a mobile studio, her 7000-mile roundtrip odyssey took her through nearly 30 states, on iconic roads such as Route 66 through the Midwest and I-10 across Texas and the South.

Montmare encountered individuals from all walks of life, often at her frequent charging stops, and took the opportunity to ask people about their relationship to nature, and hopes and dreams for the future. As a woman and immigrant, Montmare focused on female, minority, Native American, and LGBTQ perspectives and voices. The result is an unflinching, deeply personal yet universal portrayal of a transforming nation as the climate crisis alters the landscape.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9788862088060

Publisher: Damiani

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 28 September 2023

Country: Italy

Imprint: Damiani

Contributors:

  • Photographs by Florence Montmare

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 300.0mm

Height: 240.0mm

Weight: 1040g

Pages: 128

About the Author

Artist Florence Montmare has exhibited her work internationally: Scenes from an Island, at Fotografiska New York (2020-2021), Helsinki Photo Festival (2020), Bergmancenter Gallery (Sweden 2019), Illuminations at Ivy Brown Gallery (New York 2014, 2015), It happens in the Meeting (Sweden 2017), FRAC Lorraine, Casino Luxembourg, Saarlandmuseum, Centre d'art Contemporain du Luxembourg, and the Musée d'Art Moderne et d'Art Contemporain, among other places. She was an artist in residence at Ingmar Bergman Estate (Sweden 2015, 2017) and is represented by Ivy Brown Gallery, New York. She is based in New York and Stockholm.

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