A photographic and essay exploration of a kitchen counter during the 2020 U.S. elections, reflecting on upheaval and history.
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A photographic and essay exploration of a kitchen counter during the 2020 U.S. elections, reflecting on upheaval and history.
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In the period leading up to the November 3, 2020 elections in the United States, Teju Cole began to photograph his kitchen counter in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Working in the still life tradition of Chardin, Cezanne, and the Dutch masters, as well as such contemporary photographers as Laura Letinsky and Jan Groover, he photographed every day over the course of five weeks. Unlike those forebears, Cole left his arrangements entirely to chance, the bowls and plates moving in their unpredictable con...
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Minor references to intimacy in the essay; no explicit content depicted.
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Central focus on social, cultural, and political upheaval during the 2020 U.S. elections.
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Essay discusses slavery and systemic suffering as historical themes.
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