Echo of the Past

Thirteen years ago, when working for a tiny little paper in what was then a rural part of Illinois that would one day turn into a suburb of Chicago, photojournalist Scott Strazzante began visiting a Harlow and Jean Cagwin's family farm. Eventually the 119-acres gave way to the the sprawl of a subdivision. Recently Strazzante began documenting life in a cul-de-sac on what used to be the Cagwins farm. The similarities are astounding, and best seen when presented as an amazing series of diptychs. "The results are a photographic wonder, as the past bleeds into and is reflected in the present, as eras and lifestyles and the tools of life -- and, indeed, some emotions -- seem to merge."

25 January 2008 by Melissa Lyttle

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