{"product_id":"effigy-of-the-unmarked-but-persistent-passing-of-time-2007","title":"Colin Blakely: Effigy of the Unmarked but Persistent Passing of Time, 2007","description":"\u003cp\u003ePhotographing Keech Avenue, his Ann Arbor neighborhood, Colin Blakely explores the fading rituals of small-town Midwestern life. Bordered on one side by Michigan Stadium and by Almendinger Park on the other, the area plays an important role in the identity of the neighborhood, which receives thousands of visitors every year.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eEffigy of the Unmarked but Persistent Passing of Time\u003c\/em\u003e tells the story of a community that is holding on to a familiar yet vanishing way of life. It is about a group of people living in Middle America—geographically, economically, politically—at a time when our notions concerning what this means are quickly changing. Without inscribing nostalgia or fatalism into his tableaux, Blakely acts as a quiet observer. As he explains, “this work is a celebration of—and possibly a eulogy to—this way of life.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis work is part of the 2008 Aperture Portfolio Prize Limited-Edition Print Series.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aperture","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42514053267590,"sku":"L0157","price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0585\/5399\/1302\/files\/Aperture-L0157-1_7554e83e-e32a-49c2-b767-8aac333f74ff.jpg?v=1763775346","url":"https:\/\/store.aperture.org\/products\/effigy-of-the-unmarked-but-persistent-passing-of-time-2007","provider":"Aperture","version":"1.0","type":"link"}