Hey, Hot Shot! Entries: Craig Wactor
making way for new construction #1 by Hot Shot hopefull Craig Wactor
Having spent a few years of my life in the Grand Canyon State, aspiring Hot Shot Craig Wactor’s project slightly tugged on a heartstring. When some of the most enticing landscape this country has to offer is being bulldozed away for the sake of the neverending strip mall and rattlesnakes and javalenas are being forced onto our front porches, it’s rather refreshing to see something other than Arizona’s lightning storms, rainbow sunsets, and fluffy little clouds. From Craig’s statement:
Photography stands apart from other media in its ability to preserve permanently a single moment in time. This allows me to record the character of the city in the midst of change. In this way, I see urban spaces as living entities. Currently, I have been photographing the removal of old buildings and structures from Phoenix, Arizona to make way for new construction. The intent is to continue visiting sites as they change, producing a chronicle of the city as it evolves. Phoenix is one of the fastest growing metropolises in the United States, and the nature of this city has changed very rapidly. I feel it is important to record this transformation for the sake of history, but also to preserve the congruence of our own identity as a community.
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