whatsyoursign

Jeremy Green “What’s Your Sign” 12/08/18

The little roadside gas station didn’t have a real sign. On a back road somewhere in the Deep South recently, I stood by my car pumping gas, spaced out from travel. My eyes were resting on this old sign which gained my attention as I came to. It seemed to be looking back at me. I finished pumping gas and got ready to move on, but then I thought better of it and decided to make a picture. This framework of steel and wires, whose usefulness is in the past, vaguely called to mind the work of William Christenberry. I have found that when I travel solo on long trips, particularly on back roads, my impressions are much more personally and deeply felt. The resultant pictures have a deeper meaning.