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Exhibition - American Geography 

Matt Black 

Matt Black is from California’s Central Valley, an agricultural region at the heart of the state. “The most important key to understanding what and why I’m doing this project is where I come from”, Black says about the project. “These are regions that are represented by the great American myth, the basic idea of America.”

The result of five cross-country trips traveling over 100,000 miles, he has photographed communities across 46 states to complete the project.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 12.7% of Americans – or 40 million people – live in poverty. To Black, poverty is not really a... 

Matt Black 2014

USA. Tulare, California. 2014. Flea market vendors. 

Matt Black 2014

USA. Fresno, California. 2014. Homeless camp. 

Matt Black 2014

USA. Allensworth, California. 2014. Fence post. 

Matt Black 2014

USA. Corcoran, California. 2014. Burning tires. 

Matt Black 2014

USA. Modesto, California. 2014. 

Matt Black 2015

USA. El Paso, Texas. 2015. 

Matt Black 2016

USA. Los Banos, California. 2016. A dead almond orchard. 

Matt Black 2016

USA. Alturas, California. 2016. Cattle auction. 

Matt Black 2016

USA. Stockton, California. 2016. Homeless camp. 

Matt Black 2015

USA. Brownsville, Texas. 2015. Brownsville has a population... 

Matt Black 2018

USA. Laredo, Texas. 2018. Downtown. 

Matt Black 2019

USA. Cameron, Arizona. 2019. Cooking shed. 

Matt Black 2019

USA. Salton City, California. 2019. Empty lot. 

Matt Black 2016

USA. La Junta, Colorado. 2016. Roadside crosses. 

Matt Black 2016

USA. La Junta, Colorado. 2016. Downtown. 

Matt Black 2019

USA. Gallup, New Mexico. 2019. Parking lot. 

Matt Black 2016

USA Piedmont, Missouri. 2016. Storefront. 

Matt Black 2017

USA. Days Crossroads, Georgia. 2017. Laundry. 

Matt Black 2017

USA. Days Crossroads, Georgia. 2017. Sunday School. 

Matt Black 2017

USA. Birmingham, Alabama. 2017.Transgender ball. 

Matt Black 2017

USA. Rome, Mississippi. 2017. A woman in kitchen. 

Matt Black 2017

USA. Fulton, Kentucky. 2017. Downtown. 

Matt Black 2017

PUERTO RICO. Utuado. 2017. Ill man at home. 

Matt Black 2017

PUERTO RICO. Utuado. 2017. Women at home. 

Matt Black 2019

USA. Denmark, South Carolina. 2019. Kitchen. 

Matt Black 2019

USA. Martin County, Kentucky. 2019. At home. 

Matt Black 2019

USA. Rome, Mississippi. 2019. Man at home. 

Matt Black 2019

USA. Helena, Arkansas. 2019. Warehouse. 

Matt Black 2019

USA. Selma, Alabama. 2019. Downtown. 

Matt Black 2019

USA. Inez, Kentucky. 2019. Cleaning deer. 

Matt Black 2019

USA. Inez, Kentucky. 2019. Car repair at home. 

Matt Black 2016

USA. Ravenswood, West Virginia. 2016. Downtown. 

Matt Black 2014

USA. Fresno, California. 2014. Homeless camp. 

Matt Black 2013

USA. Lindsay, California. 2013. Country road. 

Matt Black 2015

USA. Walkerville, Montana. 2015. Dog. 

Matt Black 2015

USA. Little Eagle, South Dakota. 2015. 

Matt Black 2015

USA. Oakland, California. 2015. 

Matt Black 2016

USA. Fresno, California. 2016. Motel row. 

Matt Black 2016

USA. Lost Hills, California. 2016. Roadside memorial. 

Matt Black 2019

USA. Calexico, California. 2019. Border fence. 

Matt Black 2014

USA. Shafter, California. 2014. Palm tree. 

Matt Black 2017

USA. Columbus, North Dakota. 2017. Downtown. 

Matt Black 2017

USA. Ontario, Wisconsin. 2017. Farm. 

Matt Black 2016

USA. Pine Ridge, South Dakota. 2016. Commemoration of the Wounded... 

Matt Black 2016

USA. Ziebach County, South Dakota. 2016. Riders. 

Matt Black 2014

USA. Teviston, California. 2014. 

Matt Black 2016

USA. Eagle Butte, South Dakota. 2016. At a ranch house. 

Matt Black 2015

USA. Ironwood, Michigan. 2015. Thrift store. 

Matt Black 2014

USA. Tulare, California. 2014. Birds. 

Matt Black 2015

USA. Saginaw, Michigan. 2015. 

Matt Black 2015

USA. Calumet, Michigan. 2015. 

Matt Black 2015

USA. Flint, Michigan. 2015. 

Matt Black 2015

USA. Flint, Michigan. 2015. Searching for scrap metal. 

Matt Black 2015

USA. York, Pennsylvania. 2015. Rainstorm. 

Matt Black 2015

USA. Buffalo, New York. 2015. Shuttered train terminal. 

Matt Black 2016

USA. New Haven, Connecticut. 2016. Snowstorm. 

Matt Black 2016

USA. Flint, Michigan. 2016. Snowfall. 

Matt Black 2016

USA. Flint, Michigan. 2016. After a bath. 

Matt Black 2016

USA. Lorain, Ohio. 2016. Downtown. 

Matt Black 2017

USA. Keokuk, Iowa. 2017. Downtown. 
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