Hansons’ Tent at the The Common Ground Fair, Unity Maine, 2008 by Keliy Anderson-Staley

2009 Aperture Portfolio Prize winner Keliy Anderson – Staley’s ongoing body of work Off the Grid provides a close look at the daily lives of families living in Maine without electricity, plumbing or phones. Anderson – Staley’s subject’s have rejected these technologies for a range of reasons, from political and environmental concerns to economic necessity, but the lifestyles depicted are all resourceful and inspiring takes on “green” living.

Aperture is pleased to present a new limited edition print from the Off the Grid series entitled Hansons’ Tent at the The Common Ground Fair, Unity Maine, 2008. The print, a photograph of a  tent belonging to a family of “off-gridders” is a poignant example of the charm and character of the creative measures taken by Anderson – Staley’s subjects to achieve their minimal environmental impact.

Click here to learn more about Limited Edition Keliy Anderson-Staley’s print Hansons’ Tent at the The Common Ground Fair, Unity Maine, 2008

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2009 Aperture Prize-winner Alexander Gronsky, Untitled, n.d., from the series The Edge

All of us at Aperture Foundation would like to thank everyone who submitted work to the 2009 Aperture Portfolio Prize. This year, Aperture’s editorial and limited-edition print departments—four staff members and three work scholars in all—reviewed over seven hundred portfolios. Our challenge was to select one top prize and five honorable mentions from this overwhelming response. Thus, we are pleased to present Alexander Gronsky’s The Edge/Pastoral as this year’s winner. Congratulations also to Keliy Anderson-Staley, Off the Grid; Alejandro Cartagena, Lost Rivers; Maureen Drennan, Meet Me in the Green Glen; Jason Hanasik, He Opened Up Somewhere Along the Eastern Shore; and Mark Lyon, Landscapes for the People.

Alexander Gronsky’s work, The Edge/Pastoral, will be included in next week’s Slideluck Potshow presentation at Aperture Gallery. Buy tickets now and come get a first look at this year’s Prize winner’s work!