2020

In many of the lesser-seen areas of outstate Minneasota--home to roughly 1.5 million people--a level of economic decay has set in. Some communities are suffering new pains from the pandemic-accelerated recession, while others have long since seen their main streets abandoned. There are jarring differences in values between and within these communities, with a wide spectrum of views about the source of social malaise. One commonality, however, is people's impression that they've been abandoned by the political class, as well as a visceral sense of fear over the possibility of coming political violence.

Detailing the physical backdrop against which people live, A Time to Remember, A Time to Forget offers a journey through these regions in the lead-up to the 2020 general election--a time of deepening poverty, prejudice, polarization, and environmental plunder.

The images shown here were made between September and October, 2020 during a 1,000-mile road trip around the state.