American Faith by Chris Churchill (February 19, 2010) 
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Curator Statement by Michael Itkoff
Chris Churchill’s project is an enlightening look at American’s conception of Faith in this fraught era. Churchill does not pretend to create a comprehensive cross-section of citizens but, nonetheless, this project is a collective portrait. Churchill had no set route for the five year project but had confidence (or ‘faith’) that his journey would take him to the right people and places. As a sort of cultural ambassador or census taker, Churchill has engaged with a broad swath of the American public and shared a number of these encounters with us. This virtual exhibition was drawn from the show at Fovea, details here.
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American Faith is an exploration into the inherent human need to be connected to something greater.
It addresses faith as a fundamental part of the human experience and confirms that we are a society of individuals intertwined by our need to manifest this need.
American Faith is a record of Churchill’s travels throughout the United States encountering strangers and collecting stories and images of their personal experiences of being a part of something larger themselves.
A podcast version can been seen on Daylight Magazine's website
Chris Churchill (1977) lives and works in Amesbury, USA.
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