The Big Picture Vol. V
by Marion Belanger

Artist's Concept

"For many years I have been interested in the concepts of persistence and change, and in the way that boundaries demarcate difference, particularly in regards to the land.  I have primarily photographed in places where wildness gave way to the built, and this is what I had intended to seek out in Tampa. However, after walking the streets of downtown I was impressed by the number of empty buildings, especially in contrast to the significant amount of new construction occurring in the city.  Similar to many other cities, downtown Tampa had been forsaken to chain stores, strip malls, and suburban developments. Now the city is experiencing resurgence in downtown real estate, and it is the transformation of the old, and the building of the new, that is the focus of my project." 

Learn more about the artist at http://www.marionbelanger.com

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