The Pure Michigan campaign, founded in 2008, capitalizes on the state's natural wonders--miles and miles of freshwater coastlines, magnificent dunes, natural falls--to push forth a narrative of Michigan as pure, pristine, and enchanted. Thinking of my home, this narrative holds true in many ways. It's the Michigan I want to remember, but I know it's much more complex, messy, and variegated. These photos juxtaposed, or rather layered, represent two imaginations of Michigan: one used in the state's marketing materials and the other pulled from an archive of my hometown's coastline.
What drawn visual can carry this project?
Image potrarying entangled hegemonies in your place.
image that conveys your emerging argument