MELANIE METZ
This is country
26 April 2017
America, as well we know, is the place of dreams: the place where paupers can, with a good helping of elbow grease, perseverance and big ideas, become billionaires. Parallel to this, lives run their course and the cycle of existence continues. Nestled somewhere in-between is work, leisure and play.
Melanie Metz’s poignant and touching work testifies to the in-between – the moments that spark a lifetime, seminal and unforgettable. Born and based in Florida, Metz has captured these moments as a series of gorgeous, colourful photographs, presenting an important and timeless document of uninhibited, rural American life, childhood and people’s co-existence with nature. Whether it’s finding larger-than-life amphibians, a trip to the rodeo, or an afternoon swim amongst leaves and twigs, these are the fleeting moments that stick with us, and with those photographed, forever.