Joseph Rushmore
All the Places a Prayer Could Never Touch, 2019
Archival pigment print
10 x 8"
Edition of 10
Signed and numbered by artist
Joseph Rushmore's "Commentary on the Apocalypse" series explores the theme of societal collapse in America. He is drawn to the myths, secrets, and passions of the streets, as well as the collision of apocalyptic fantasy and reality. Rushmore's photographs delve into extremism, religion, political upheaval, and daily life in middle America, capturing the uncanny world in which we live. His narrative is fractured and lost, depicting nightmares, revelations, and haunted beauty as the boundaries of place and time blur. As authoritarian tendencies become more apparent in mainstream America, Rushmore's camera focuses on the dehumanization that accompanies it. His images serve as a testimony to communal isolation amidst collective catastrophe.
