AMERICAN SAMPLER I: A Field Guide


2020

When California went into lockdown, I set about trying to make sense of the imposed order and the ensuing chaos of life during quarantine. Black Lives Matter, death counts, environmental disasters, and politics filled the news. I began documenting the minutiae of daily life with an even greater attention to detail. The works in American Sampler: A Field Guide to 2020 are from a body of works on paper and photographs I made in response to the ‘new normal’ and epic moments that have acted as catalysts for social change during the 2020 Pandemic.

January 21, 2020. [First U.S. case of potentially deadly Chinese coronavirus confirmed in Washington state]
January 28, 2020. [Maryland cop charged for fatally shooting handcuffed man in squad car]
February 19, 2020. [Jury starts deliberations in Weinstein rape trial]
April 13, 2020. [Fauci says earlier coronavirus lockdown would have saved lives]
April 26, 2020. [Global coronavirus deaths surpass 200,000]
November 16, 2020. [Georgia's secretary of state says Sen. Graham asked him to "look hard" for ballots to throw out]
September 8, 2020 El Dorado fire in California started by gender reveal party
September 3, 2020. [Germany says Soviet-era nerve agent used to poison Navalny]
October 7, 2020
July 2, 2020.[What Do You Do When Extremism Comes for the Hawaiian Shirt?]
September 1, 2020. [California Continues to Burn]
April 27, 2020. [Top E.R. Doctor Who Treated Virus Patients Dies by Suicide]
June 6, 2020. [Buffalo police team resigns to support officers who pushed over older man]
July 29, 2020. [U.S. Records Highest One-Day Coronavirus Death Toll Since May]
August 18, 2020. [Postmaster General Agrees to Testify as Fears Mount over USPS Changes That Could Threaten Election]
March 25, 2020. Dow posts biggest gain since 1933






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