MFA|EDA 2016 Thesis Exhibition: middle town

Kyle Grant Wilkinson: middle town
middle town focuses on the complex relationship between place and identity that encapsulates 'Middletown America'. Like most of the Midwestern rust belt region, Middletown, OH has experienced a massive economic shift over the past two decades causing strain on the cities infrastructure. My photography captures what the average citizen sees on a daily basis relying solely on structural images that reside along and next to roads, sidewalks, and paths. I explore the serenity found in this in-between space that the local inhabitants navigate daily, while striving to answer the question of community and identity that arises within this divergent landscape.