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Phil Jung

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O'ahu (Work in Progress)
Location: Honolulu, HI
Nationality: Swiss/American
Biography: Phil Jung (b.1974 in New York), makes photographs of the American social landscape, exploring identity through personal space and habitation. He received a BFA from The San Francisco Art Institute (1998) and an MFA from the Massachusetts College... MORE
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O'ahu (Work in Progress)
Copyright Phillip Jung 2024
Updated Sep 2016
Location Oahu
Topics Architecture, Environmental, Fine Art, Landscape, Personal, Photography, Portraiture
Located nearly 3,000 miles from the closest continent, the islands of Hawaii operate with their own distinct set of cultural and social norms. The consciousness of land and sea is fundamental to its residents. The reality is that the cultural identity, wealth distribution, and social mobility of Hawaii's residents frequently contrast with its idyllic backdrop. O’ahu continues the tradition of surveying the American social landscape, focusing on Hawaii, the only state physically set apart from the US cross-country highways. Avoiding over-simplified assumptions perpetuated by the tourist industry, this body of work examines the relationship between the people who inhabit O'ahu and the landscape that binds them together. These photographs offer an investigation of the archipelago’s unique identity and geography.
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