This work was part of a collaboration for a show entitled “The Hudson Project”. All photos were taken and they focused on different aspects in Hudson, New York. Hudson is a small city located on the east side of the Hudson river. The city is embedded in the Hudson Valley, amongst the Taconic Mountains. The history of Hudson is reflected in the architecture and surrounding landscape. The city’s proximity to the river allowed it to grow as a trade city. When factories started moving in, wealthy owners built Victorian-styled houses and public centers. Though the city’s population has greatly declined since the 1960’s, industrial and Victorian architecture remains and has been a part of its revitalization in recent years through the tourist industry. With this “revitalization” comes, as is often the case, gentrification.
These large format prints show the edges of Hudson, outside of the city’s growing center for arts and antiques. Near the borders of the city, remnants of it’s past remain in the form of industrial buildings, farming areas and overgrown structures. This project depicts this history in the smallest of ways. By methodically photographing the borders of Hudson, I examine Hudson’s beauty and status as a city embedded in a rural area.
