Street Sweeper, Tulip Festival, Orange City, Iowa , from the project EUSA , 2008-2015
Medium: photography; archival pigment print
Size: 16″ x 16″; Edition: 10 + 1AP
Size: 24″ × 24″; Edition: 5 + 1AP
Sheriff, Sioux City, Canary Islands , from the project EUSA , 2008-2015
Medium: photography; archival pigment print
Size: 16″ x 16″; Edition: 10 + 1AP
Size: 24″ × 24″; Edition: 5 + 1AP
Zeelander, Tulip Festival, Orange City, Iowa , from the project EUSA , 2008-2015
Medium: photography; archival pigment print
Size: 16″ x 16″; Edition: 10 + 1AP
Size: 24″ × 24″; Edition: 5 + 1AP
Dutch Cowboy, Pony Park City, Collendoorn, Netherlands , from the project EUSA , 2008-2015
Medium: photography; archival pigment print
Size: 16″ x 16″; Edition: 10 + 1AP
Size: 24″ × 24″; Edition: 5 + 1AP
Windcatcher, Brezno, Czech Republic , from the project EUSA , 2008-2015
Medium: photography; archival pigment print
Size: 16″ x 16″; Edition: 10 + 1AP
Size: 24″ × 24″; Edition: 5 + 1AP
Dutch Cheerleaders, Tulip Festival, Orange City, Iowa , from the project EUSA , 2008-2015
Medium: photography; archival pigment print
Size: 16″ x 16″; Edition: 10 + 1AP
Size: 24″ × 24″; Edition: 5 + 1AP
Maifest Maiden, Bavarian Festival, Frankenmuth, Michigan , from the project EUSA , 2008-2015
Medium: photography; archival pigment print
Size: 16″ x 16″; Edition: 10 + 1AP
Size: 24″ × 24″; Edition: 5 + 1AP
Fur Trappers, High Chaparral, Hillerstorp, Sweden , from the project EUSA , 2008-2015
Medium: photography; archival pigment print
Size: 16″ x 16″; Edition: 10 + 1AP
Size: 24″ × 24″; Edition: 5 + 1AP
Genteel Couple, Western Park, Czech Republic , from the project EUSA , 2008-2015
Medium: photography; archival pigment print
Size: 16″ x 16″; Edition: 10 + 1AP
Size: 24″ × 24″; Edition: 5 + 1AP
Girl with Goat, Maifest, Leavenworth, Washington , from the project EUSA , 2008-2015
Medium: photography; archival pigment print
Size: 16″ x 16″; Edition: 10 + 1AP
Size: 24″ × 24″; Edition: 5 + 1AP
‘Mexican’ Father and Son, Brezno, Czech Republic , from the project EUSA , 2008-2015
Medium: photography; archival pigment print
Size: 16″ x 16″; Edition: 10 + 1AP
Size: 24″ × 24″; Edition: 5 + 1AP
Dog in Bonnet, Tulip Festival, Orange City, Iowa , from the project EUSA , 2008-2015
Medium: photography; archival pigment print
Size: 16″ x 16″; Edition: 10 + 1AP
Size: 24″ × 24″; Edition: 5 + 1AP
1977 Caprice, Rock & Roll and US Car Weekend, Agárd, Hungary , from the project EUSA , 2008-2015
Medium: photography; archival pigment print
Size: 16″ x 16″; Edition: 10 + 1AP
Size: 24″ × 24″; Edition: 5 + 1AP
Sheriff, Westernstadt Pullman City, Eging am See, Germany , from the project EUSA , 2008-2015
Medium: photography; archival pigment print
Size: 16″ x 16″; Edition: 10 + 1AP
Size: 24″ × 24″; Edition: 5 + 1AP
German ‘Indians’, Westernstadt Pullman City, Eging am See, Germany , from the project EUSA , 2008-2015
Medium: photography; archival pigment print
Size: 16″ x 16″; Edition: 10 + 1AP
Size: 24″ × 24″; Edition: 5 + 1AP
Wurst Fest Attendee, Wurst Fest, New Braufnels, Texas , from the project EUSA , 2008-2015
Medium: photography; archival pigment print
Size: 16″ x 16″; Edition: 10 + 1AP
Size: 24″ × 24″; Edition: 5 + 1AP
Union Soldier with Daughter, High Chaparral, Hillerstorp, Sweden , from the project EUSA , 2008-2015
Medium: photography; archival pigment print
Size: 16″ x 16″; Edition: 10 + 1AP
Size: 24″ × 24″; Edition: 5 + 1AP
Oompah or Death, Wurst Fest, New Braufnels, Texas , from the project EUSA , 2008-2015
Medium: photography; archival pigment print
Size: 16″ x 16″; Edition: 10 + 1AP
Size: 24″ × 24″; Edition: 5 + 1AP
Rockabilly Girls, Rock & Roll and US Car Weekend, Agárd, Hungary , from the project EUSA , 2008-2015
Medium: photography; archival pigment print
Size: 16″ x 16″; Edition: 10 + 1AP
Size: 24″ × 24″; Edition: 5 + 1AP
Mother Adjusting Sons Pants, Tulip Festival, Orange City, Iowa , from the project EUSA , 2008-2015
Medium: photography; archival pigment print
Size: 16″ x 16″; Edition: 10 + 1AP
Size: 24″ × 24″; Edition: 5 + 1AP
‘German’ Cowgirl, Wurst Fest, New Braufnels, Texas , from the project EUSA , 2008-2015
Medium: photography; archival pigment print
Size: 16″ x 16″; Edition: 10 + 1AP
Size: 24″ × 24″; Edition: 5 + 1AP
Man in Lederhosen T-Shirt, Helen, Georgia , from the project EUSA , 2008-2015
Medium: photography; archival pigment print
Size: 16″ x 16″; Edition: 10 + 1AP
Size: 24″ × 24″; Edition: 5 + 1AP
French Girls with Eiffel Tower, Las Vegas, Nevada , from the project EUSA , 2008-2015
Medium: photography; archival pigment print
Size: 16″ x 16″; Edition: 10 + 1AP
Size: 24″ × 24″; Edition: 5 + 1AP
Tipi with Ferris Wheel, OK Corral, Cuges Les Pins, France , from the project EUSA , 2008-2015
Medium: photography; archival pigment print
Size: 16″ x 16″; Edition: 10 + 1AP
Size: 24″ × 24″; Edition: 5 + 1AP
Alphorn, Maifest, Leavenworth, Washington , from the project EUSA , 2008-2015
Medium: photography; archival pigment print
Size: 16″ x 16″; Edition: 10 + 1AP
Size: 24″ × 24″; Edition: 5 + 1AP
Trading Post, High Chaparral, Hillerstorp, Sweden , from the project EUSA , 2008-2015
Medium: photography; archival pigment print
Size: 16″ x 16″; Edition: 10 + 1AP
Size: 24″ × 24″; Edition: 5 + 1AP
Train Bandits, High Chaparral, Hillerstorp, Sweden , from the project EUSA , 2008-2015
Medium: photography; archival pigment print
Size: 16″ x 16″; Edition: 10 + 1AP
Size: 24″ × 24″; Edition: 5 + 1AP
Sioux City, Canary Islands , from the project EUSA , 2008-2015
Medium: photography; archival pigment print
Size: 16″ x 16″; Edition: 10 + 1AP
Size: 24″ × 24″; Edition: 5 + 1AP
Monument Valley, Cowboyland, Voghera, Italy , from the project EUSA , 2008-2015
Medium: photography; archival pigment print
Size: 16″ x 16″; Edition: 10 + 1AP
Size: 24″ × 24″; Edition: 5 + 1AP
De Zwaan, Holland, Michigan , from the project EUSA , 2008-2015
Medium: photography; archival pigment print
Size: 16″ x 16″; Edition: 10 + 1AP
Size: 24″ × 24″; Edition: 5 + 1AP
Rest Rooms, Holland, Michigan , from the project EUSA , 2008-2015
Medium: photography; archival pigment print
Size: 16″ x 16″; Edition: 10 + 1AP
Size: 24″ × 24″; Edition: 5 + 1AP
Gondola Ride, Las Vegas, Nevada , from the project EUSA , 2008-2015
Medium: photography; archival pigment print
Size: 16″ x 16″; Edition: 10 + 1AP
Size: 24″ × 24″; Edition: 5 + 1AP
Bernese Mountain Dogs, Maifest, Leavenworth, Washington , from the project EUSA , 2008-2015
Medium: photography; archival pigment print
Size: 16″ x 16″; Edition: 10 + 1AP
Size: 24″ × 24″; Edition: 5 + 1AP
Girls Preparing Flags, Wilhelm Tell Days, New Glarus, Wisconsin , from the project EUSA , 2008-2015
Medium: photography; archival pigment print
Size: 16″ x 16″; Edition: 10 + 1AP
Size: 24″ × 24″; Edition: 5 + 1AP
Maidens Texting, Bavarian Festival, Frankenmuth, Michigan , from the project EUSA , 2008-2015
Medium: photography; archival pigment print
Size: 16″ x 16″; Edition: 10 + 1AP
Size: 24″ × 24″; Edition: 5 + 1AP
Maibaum Dancers, Maifest, Leavenworth, Washington , from the project EUSA , 2008-2015
Medium: photography; archival pigment print
Size: 16″ x 16″; Edition: 10 + 1AP
Size: 24″ × 24″; Edition: 5 + 1AP
Serving Smørbrøds, Little Norway Festival, Petersburg, Alaska , from the project EUSA , 2008-2015
Medium: photography; archival pigment print
Size: 16″ x 16″; Edition: 10 + 1AP
Size: 24″ × 24″; Edition: 5 + 1AP
Man Applying Make-up, West ‘n Bike, Porcieu-Amblagnieu, France , from the project EUSA , 2008-2015
Medium: photography; archival pigment print
Size: 16″ x 16″; Edition: 10 + 1AP
Size: 24″ × 24″; Edition: 5 + 1AP
Civil War Reenactment Battle, Brezno, Czech Republic , from the project EUSA , 2008-2015
Medium: photography; archival pigment print
Size: 16″ x 16″; Edition: 10 + 1AP
Size: 24″ × 24″; Edition: 5 + 1AP
American History Show, Westernstadt Pullman City, Eging am See, Germany , from the project EUSA , 2008-2015
Medium: photography; archival pigment print
Size: 16″ x 16″; Edition: 10 + 1AP
Size: 24″ × 24″; Edition: 5 + 1AP
Studebaker, Rock & Roll and US Car Weekend, Agárd, Hungary , from the project EUSA , 2008-2015
Medium: photography; archival pigment print
Size: 16″ x 16″; Edition: 10 + 1AP
Size: 24″ × 24″; Edition: 5 + 1AP
Making Aebelskivers, Danish Days, Solvang, California , from the project EUSA , 2008-2015
Medium: photography; archival pigment print
Size: 16″ x 16″; Edition: 10 + 1AP
Size: 24″ × 24″; Edition: 5 + 1AP
Corn Dog, Tulip Festival, Orange City, Iowa , from the project EUSA , 2008-2015
Medium: photography; archival pigment print
Size: 16″ x 16″; Edition: 10 + 1AP
Size: 24″ × 24″; Edition: 5 + 1AP
Poolside with Tipis, OK Corral, Cuges Les Pins, France , from the project EUSA , 2008-2015
Medium: photography; archival pigment print
Size: 16″ x 16″; Edition: 10 + 1AP
Size: 24″ × 24″; Edition: 5 + 1AP
Becky Wearing Antennas, Wurst Fest, New Braufnels, Texas , from the project EUSA , 2008-2015
Medium: photography; archival pigment print
Size: 16″ x 16″; Edition: 10 + 1AP
Size: 24″ × 24″; Edition: 5 + 1AP
Pie Eating Contest, Bavarian Festival, Frankenmuth, Michigan , from the project EUSA , 2008-2015
Medium: photography; archival pigment print
Size: 16″ x 16″; Edition: 10 + 1AP
Size: 24″ × 24″; Edition: 5 + 1AP
German ‘Indian’ Watching the Show, Karl May Spiel, Bad Segeberg, Germany , from the project EUSA , 2008-2015
Medium: photography; archival pigment print
Size: 16″ x 16″; Edition: 10 + 1AP
Size: 24″ × 24″; Edition: 5 + 1AP
Cantina Show, OK Corral, Cuges Les Pins, France , from the project EUSA , 2008-2015
Medium: photography; archival pigment print
Size: 16″ x 16″; Edition: 10 + 1AP
Size: 24″ × 24″; Edition: 5 + 1AP
Viking on a Bike, Danish Days, Solvang, California , from the project EUSA , 2008-2015
Medium: photography; archival pigment print
Size: 16″ x 16″; Edition: 10 + 1AP
Size: 24″ × 24″; Edition: 5 + 1AP
Shepherds, Wilhelm Tell Days, New Glarus, Wisconsin , from the project EUSA , 2008-2015
Medium: photography; archival pigment print
Size: 16″ x 16″; Edition: 10 + 1AP
Size: 24″ × 24″; Edition: 5 + 1AP
Shoot-out, Sioux City, Canary Islands , from the project EUSA , 2008-2015
Medium: photography; archival pigment print
Size: 16″ x 16″; Edition: 10 + 1AP
Size: 24″ × 24″; Edition: 5 + 1AP
EUSA (2008 – 2015)
Artist Statement
My project EUSA documents American-themed places in Europe and European-themed places in America. I began this project in June 2008 photographing High Chaparrel, a wild-west theme park in southern Sweden. Since then I’ve visited nearly thirty locations on both sides of the Atlantic including ‘Indian’ festivals in Germany; a Tulip Festival in Orange City, Iowa; an American Civil War reenactment in the Czech Republic; a Maifest in Leavenworth, Washington; numerous Oktoberfests around the United States, and a variety of ‘Cowboy and Indian’ amusement parks throughout Europe.
In the U.S. these ‘European’ venues resemble a land of make-believe, like something out of a fairy-tale. They are magical, whimsical and quaint. In Europe these American-themed amusement parks and festivals reveal an ongoing enthusiasm for a mythologized ‘America’ of the past, when the U.S. was considered glorious and free, a place of fresh starts and opportunities. In many ways the premise for these locations is to pay homage to another culture, but what was once characteristic has now ultimately become caricature.
Photographing these fascinating locations across these two continents my goal was to illustrate the enthusiasm we have for one another’s culture and heritage. These exaggerated reconstructions bear little authenticity, and rather are a perception of fantasy, a sense of what the other wishes the reality to be. And through a spirit of camaraderie, if only for a moment, the participants are granted membership to another’s culture.
Availability & Pricing
Current prices range from $500 – $2,500 depending on size, and increase as the edition sells.
Please contact the gallery for more information, including current availability and pricing.
EXHIBITIONS
EUSA , Circuit Gallery, Toronto, Canada – 2015
EUSA , Athens Photo Festival, Athens, Greece – 2015
EUSA , Fotofestiwal, International Festival of Photography in Łódź, Poland – 2015