Flight Series
KC Adams

I have been keeping a photo-diary of the landscapes of the prairies through numerous commercial flights I have taken through my travels to and fro Winnipeg. In the prairiescapes project I took my photo footage and created a new media piece that highlights the beauty and history of the prairies, with the intent to haunt the viewer with the effects of technology and consumption of the landscape.

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Socio-economic issues faced by North America’s consumerist culture inspire the content of my work. My main focus has been the investigation of the dynamic relationship between nature (the living) and technology (progression). I like to create work that represents the human struggle to control our environment as well as the love/hate relationship we have over our excessive habit of consumption and conformity.

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