Another half dozen images to be considered for my Neo-Topographics portfolio. Progress. Growth.
Lather, rinse, repeat.
On and on it goes…
Typical of what I like to do with these images…a construction zone (suburban sprawl) but with a bit of nature (Longs Peak) in the background to remind us of what we are “developing” and upon that which we are encroaching. Then there are the storm clouds–a reminder of the ultimate consequences of our continued and unrelenting pressure on the Earth’s resources and ecosystems:
“Roadmaster” is the brand of the abandoned toy wagon by the dumpster, perhaps a symbol of our automobile-dominated throw-away society (emphasized also by the trash in the bin), but also a harbinger of the many kids to eventually move to and grow up laughing, crying, screaming with delight, and playing on the streets of this new subdivision on the prairie:
It starts with a hole in the ground. In the background, the American flag of progress and the construction supervisor’s temporary office. The finished homes are the sales models, immaculately decorated on the inside:
Nearly all the lots were already sold, evidence of the current very tight housing market along the Front Range–and these are homes priced from the “low 400s” and up. How does one afford such a mortgage?
The title of the photograph mirrors the name of the company that operates the machine–Mountain West Dirt Work. Hmmm…Would it still be the Mountain West if we moved all of the dirt? At the right edge of the image, I have included a couple of finished homes along with a house that has just been framed. I like the street lamp in there, too–attempting to illuminate the proper path, but surrounded and overpowered by greater forces:
