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Alec Soth — Peter's Houseboat, Winona, Minnesota
Alec Soth

Peter's Houseboat, Winona, Minnesota

A solitary houseboat sits quietly along the misty banks of the Mississippi River in Winona, Minnesota, its weathered exterior reflecting the quiet isolation of its inhabitant. Soth captures the intimate details of a life lived on the margins of society, where the boundary between shelter and water blurs into a dreamlike stillness. The rich, saturated tones of the chromogenic print lend the scene a cinematic quality, evoking both longing and a deeply American sense of solitude.

Medium
Chromogenic print.
Location
Phillips, Salt Lake City, UT

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April 1, 2014

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Alec Soth, Peter's Houseboat, Winona, Minnesota

A solitary houseboat sits quietly along the misty banks of the Mississippi River in Winona, Minnesota, its weathered exterior reflecting the quiet isolation of its inhabitant. Soth captures the intimate details of a life lived on the margins of society, where the boundary between shelter and water blurs into a dreamlike stillness. The rich, saturated tones of the chromogenic print lend the scene a cinematic quality, evoking both longing and a deeply American sense of solitude.

Medium
Chromogenic print.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Intimate Portrait, Melancholic Mood, Muted Earth Tones, Midwest Americana, Large Format Photography, Color Photography, Male Artist, Fine Art Photography, Documentary Photography, Solitary Dwellings, Contemporary Artist, American Photographer, New Topographics, Chromogenic Print, Midwestern Americana, Everyday Life, Established Artist

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