Americana

These pictures reflect on the present portrayed through the rich fabric of our historical artifacts. Artifacts embody human will and the relationship between humans and the natural world. Artifacts, our possessions, our tools and languages document the flow of human innovation and invention throughout our history, of how we processed, worked and crafted earth’s materials – stone, wood, clay, sand, metal ore, fiber, bone and skins – supporting our evolution from nomadic hunter gatherers through the development of agriculture, the domestication of animals, and the invention of the wheel. They are the tea leaves that tell the story of humanity.
Joel Seaman