Along U.S. Route 144, Scenes of the Demoralizing American Grind
Briefly

The austere frankness of Joshua Lutz's 62 photos in ORANGE BLOSSOM TRAIL captures the harsh realities of life along a highway from Georgia to Miami.
Through stark imagery, Lutz documents the low-wage jobs and bleak landscapes, showcasing a poignant, unvarnished perspective on workers' lives shaped by the American grind.
While Lutz’s photographs lack a social agenda, they resonate deeply with themes of dignity and misfortune, calling to mind George Saunders’s explorations of suburban realism.
This almost-collaboration confronts the demoralizing grind of American life with a unique blend of sympathy and resignation, qualities seldom addressed in contemporary art.
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