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STATEMENT Stranded is a meditation on the tension and desolation found on the shoulders of America's highways and interstates. My photos challenge the viewer to slow down and witness scenes of futility playing out in an uneasy and alien space. Within these photos we see the faces of the stranded, the evidence of lives broken down or lost on the side of the road. These moments occur in full view of hundreds of people speeding past, yet the images tell a solemn story of personal detachment and individual isolation from the broader society. The work functions as a statement on contemporary America and the tenuousness of our faith in technology, community, and traditional institutions of support. BIOGRAPHY Amy Stein is a fine art photographer based in New York City. Her work explores our evolving isolation from community, culture, and the environment. She has been exhibited nationally and internationally and has been featured in publications such as Photo District News, ARTnews, Vanity Fair Italia, Smithsonian magazine and the Washington Post. In 2006 she was a winner of the Saatchi Galley/Guardian art competition for her Domesticated series. Amy was raised in Washington, DC, and Karachi, Pakistan. She holds an MFA in photography from the School of Visual Arts in New York. amysteinphoto.com			AMY STEIN Peri, Route 80, Kentucky, 2005 From Stranded Digital C-print Paper: 11 x 14 Image: 10 x 12.5 Signed and numbered Edition of 10 Sold Out BACK TO EDITIONS