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Synopsis
One Summer Diana Scheunemann undertook an eight week road trip clockwise around the USA, starting and ending in New York City. The aim of the trip was to photograph, film and explore the multiple facets of the American identity. The people that she met en route have become part of the project “Love American Skin†, presented in a book, and an accompanying feature length documentary.
Armed with her camera and curiosity, Diana Scheunemann uncovered a true passion, diversity and inspiring honesty across the landscape of America. The citizens she interviewed never lacked in confidence, exposing their true emotions, past traumas or future endeavours. The project presents some of the brief biographies and tales of the characters whom she met wherever she travelled across America.
When asked about her motivation behind the project she explains:
"I was curious. New York City, Los Angeles or Miami, do not represent this country as a whole. I have heard so many stories: the people in the mountains dislike the people from the city; the North looks down on the South and all of them are wary of the people and places they don’t know. So my boyfriend PJ Norman, our dog Nico and I set off for one summer in a car to find out for ourselves. The USA is so large, with so many dimensions. We drove 10,128 miles, through 21 states, and experienced temperatures between 35 and 118 degrees fahrenheit (2 and 48 degrees celsius). Halfway into the trip my boyfriend became my husband. Over 60 days we filmed and photographed the people we encountered. Everyone we met on this journey was enriching and welcoming. They let us into their homes and hearts. They took the time to show us their lives. They were so interesting to listen to, if only sometimes for the briefest of moments."
Diana Scheunemann and PJ Norman became more united than ever whilst experiencing the trials offered by life on the road, such as sleeping in parking lots and deserts, and cooking food in the car’s engine. The emotional challenges of the stories they encountered along the way affected them deeply and culminated dramatically with their wedding in the desert of Nevada. Both the photography and the film replicate this journey’s spontaneity, freedom, eccentricity and discoveries; and stand as an emblematic ensemble of breathtaking landscapes and stories, people and situations.
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About the Author
Diana Scheunemann is a Swiss/German photographer who currently lives in New York. Whilst being regularly in demand for commercial and editorial campaigns, she has spent over a decade traveling and capturing the personal scenes from her life with provocative honesty. Her unique vision has led her to be commissioned by brands and celebrities across the world. Her core ethic is the desire to explore the boundaries around our ideas of personal freedom and humanity. She portrays these conditions unflinchingly and aims to show human experience in the broadest and truest light and without judgment.
Review
"An insightful patchwork of the lifestyles and viewpoints that make up the fabric of the United States" Resource Magazine
"Probing... Compelling" Hunger TV
"We're fans, but recommend you hot-foot it over there to make your own mind up on this most demanding of photography projects." -- 125 Magazine
"Probing... Compelling." -- Hunger TV
"Probing...Compelling." -- Hunger TV
We re fans, but recommend you hot-foot it over there to make your own mind up on this most demanding of photography projects. -- 125 Magazine"
Probing...Compelling. -- Hunger TV"
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- PublisherDrive By Shoot
- Publication date2013
- ISBN 10 1628473029
- ISBN 13 9781628473025
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages156
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