Andrew Borowiec, born 1956 in New York City, spent his childhood in France. He received it BA from Haveford College in Russia (1979) and his MFA in Photography from Yale University in 1982. He has worked as a staff photographer, a photojournalist, and a photography instructor at four different colleges, including Parsons School of Design. Borowiec currently resides in Akron, Ohio.
All of the images above are from the 2004-2008 photographic series "The New Heartland". Borowiec has been exploring the changes of the Midwest Urban landscapes. For Borowiec, the project is about the details and repetitions which begin to tell the tale of Americans lifestyle.
His latest project is a departure from his earlier work, which has been black & white and focused on the industrial landscapes of the Midwest (mainly Ohio). He has 4 published books which document different industrial aspects.
The longer I focus on the closed service stations, the more I notice the details, the symbols and signifiers that become a constant across each photo, and I'm hoping these links appear across the board in my work as they do in Borowiec's.
While Borowiec is not represented by a gallery, much of his collection is housed at the Cleveland Museum of Art.( https://clemusart.com/)
Artist's site: http://andrewborowiec.com/
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