Coney Island Mother of Exiles

• Prize
  Bronze in Book/Fine Art
• Photographer
  Nancy Oliveri
• Technical Info
  Nikon D5100 70 Page Book Published By Olive&root 44 Pages On Proline Pearl Paper With Wrap Around Co
• Photo Date
  2015-2019

The title of this book refers to the line inscribed on the Statue of Liberty, also known as the Mother of Exiles, from the sonnet written by Emma Lazarus in 1883. It's an important part of the national identity crisis going on in the US. Coney Island, the amusement park and playground for immigrants for a century has been photographed by some of the greatest photographers- but this is unique in that it from a female point of view. Self published by olive&root photographs from 2015-2019 at Coney island USA. "Everything has been done, but not by you." -Harold Feinstein

"My fine art practice, influenced by surrealism, conceptual art and psychoanalysis is based on a lifelong respect and passion for photography. Now, I train AI models exclusively on my photographic archives to push the limits of pictorial plasticity while continuing my traditional digital photography practice simultaneously. I brought back a renewed sense of adventure to my 35mm digital photography. Nancy Oliveri, 1958, Providence, RI is an American photographer & recipient of numerous international exhibition awards, honors and features for her 20 photo books, still life & street photography.