Zoe Strauss 
Pennsylvania 
USA Gund Fellow, Visual Arts

Zoe Strauss uses photography to create an epic narrative that reflects the beauty and struggle of everyday life in invisible communities. In her series she addresses themes such as gender and identity; addiction and desire; what it means to be American; just getting by; and hope, pride, and joy. Over the past seven years she has produced an annual installation in South Philadelphia entitled Under I-95. As the Under Under I-95 project has evolved, Strauss has also addressed issues such as mortality, intimacy, and memory to weave archetypal myths that mirror daily life. T.G.

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Portrait photo courtesy Lynn Bloom
Alzheimers, 2003; photo courtesy Zoe Strauss