Can you spare an umbrella?

There is a small town in Western Pennsylvania called California. It is said to have been founded by a group of men traveling west for the Gold Rush of 1849. The prospectors made it as far as the valley where the town now sits and named the settlement in honor of their intended destination.

These photos weren’t made there but are inspired by this story. They circle and repeat themes, depicting spaces of unresolve and restlessness.

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