absence + presence

Carbon County is a community that has historically been dependent on coal, and is now facing a complex transition with the push to move away from fossil fuels.

My grandfather grew up in the County, and I moved there for a year, as I sat with questions about the nature of transitions.

The resulting work was presented as slide projector performances, which aligned daily—in both time and duration—with the schedule of the coal trains in Carbon County. 

The following videos are excerpts of two of the six daily performances, and include interviews with local Carbon County residents.