Fabien Ecochard

Americana Blues

This America is halfway between myth and reality. As if frozen in time. This roadside America reads like an open book, moulded by the cities it crosses. Even if it cannot sum up an entire nation, the imagery is iconic, one that extends beyond its borders. These small towns along the road come alive with the noise of the engines; and themselves embody the notion of passing. Sometimes there is a feeling of expectation, of loneliness. They do not represent the destination; rather the route itself. Like a dissipated dream that we would like to relive forever, this crossing of the Americana is imbued with a certain nostalgia. In search of the good old days. This collection of photographs is traversed like a journey without destination, in a country where space and time seem to lengthen indefinitely.