Real Photo Postcard Survey (2008-present)
Deliberately posed postcard format studio portraits encapsulate an ephemeral performance of self. More than 200 people have made the journey to our studio in downtown Manitowoc, Wisconsin, to stand on the black tape line.
Green Acres Trip (1996-present)
Inspired by Weegee’s self-mocking self-portraits, we make pictures about summers isolated on our rural Whitelaw, Wisconsin, farm where we grow most of our own food.
From farmers to artists in small towns and cities in our native Wisconsin, we concentrated on individuals inventing their own worlds.
One Million Years is Three Seconds (2000-2008)
An experimental documentary about time, place, creation, progress, and the lifelong accumulation of knowledge. It focuses on four Wisconsin men (Bob Watt, Milwaukee poet; Barry Lynn, Ladysmith, modern dancer; Paul Hefti, La Crosse sculptor; Herman Christel, St. Nazianz farmer) who avoided the homogeneity of American consumer culture.
Portraits made in the rural and urban landscape of Wisconsin with story-texts and printed in antiquarian photographic processes.
Portraits of the small town teens in the 1990s who had ample free time to roam the streets of Manitowoc late at night, form bands and make art. At the same time, we photographed people living in rural areas whose highly structured lives required them to be in sync with the patterns of nature and extremes of the four seasons in Wisconsin.
Midwestern Rebellion (1988-1992) – coming soon
Go-Go Girls (1991-1992) - coming soon
Salon Portraits (1986-1987) – coming soon
Animal Husbandry + Toluca (1988-1989) – coming soon
The Elders (1987-1988) – coming soon
St. Nazianz (1985-1987) – coming soon
Embracing punk rock amateurism and 1960s vintage instruments, Hollywood Autopsy evolved incorporating improvisation, poetry, and objects into performances with Bob and Cyndee. We eventually recorded an LP in Danny’s basement using 1/4 inch reel-to-reel tapes. Butch Vig mixed it down at Smart Studios.