AMERICAN HEROES
The United States of America. Land of dreams. Land of opportunities. Land of liberty. Land of heroes.
The year is 2010. These are tough times for the American Dream. America is losing it’s importance. You feel the sapping of confidence and the nagging fear that America’s decline is inevitable, and that the next generation must lower its sights. Times have changed. Americans have changed. But life goes on.
American Heroes focuses on New Yorkers you could possibly walk into in everyday life. They’re living their lives. Standing straight. Doing great! Or trying to survive. Uncertainty cannot take over. At least, not to the outside world. Believing is being … American Heroes.
American Heroes is an art project that was shot in October 2010, New York City. Its aim is to show the viewer that there’s more that meets the eye. All characters and names appearing in this work are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental. But these American Heroes may be not that far-fetched …
American Heroes: Exhibition
December 9th 2010 – January 17nd 2011, The House of Rising, Reguliersdwarsstraat 41, Amsterdam. Opening December 9th, 2010, 21.00 – 01.00. Opening hours: tues – thurs 12:00 – 01:00, fri- sat 12:00 – 03:00, sun 16:00 – 01:00. www.thehouseofrising.com .
The United States of America. Land of dreams. Land of opportunities. Land of liberty. Land of heroes.
The year is 2010. These are tough times for the American Dream. America is losing it’s importance. You feel the sapping of confidence and the nagging fear that America’s decline is inevitable, and that the next generation must lower its sights. Times have changed. Americans have changed. But life goes on.
American Heroes focuses on New Yorkers you could possibly walk into in everyday life. They’re living their lives. Standing straight. Doing great! Or trying to survive. Uncertainty cannot take over. At least, not to the outside world. Believing is being … American Heroes.
American Heroes is an art project that was shot in October 2010, New York City. Its aim is to show the viewer that there’s more that meets the eye. All characters and names appearing in this work are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental. But these American Heroes may be not that far-fetched …
American Heroes: Exhibition
December 9th 2010 – January 17nd 2011, The House of Rising, Reguliersdwarsstraat 41, Amsterdam. Opening December 9th, 2010, 21.00 – 01.00. Opening hours: tues – thurs 12:00 – 01:00, fri- sat 12:00 – 03:00, sun 16:00 – 01:00. www.thehouseofrising.com .