{"product_id":"9798890180957","title":"Debi Cornwall: Model Citizens","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe last in a trilogy of books on the American condition, \u003ci\u003eModel Citizens\u003c\/i\u003e considers the United States as a case study into a global phenomenon: How have staging, performance, and roleplay come to inform thinking about citizenship in a violent land whose people no longer agree on what is true?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJarringly juxtaposed images from apparently unrelated sites—such as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUS Border Patrol Academy training scenarios, “Save America” rallies, and history museums—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eilluminate systems that reconcile, justify, or distract from the harsh realities of life in a polarized, militarized society. The design accentuates slippages: images flow across French-fold page turns, just as Cornwall’s practice questions the role of documentary photography in an era of splintered realities. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eModel\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eCitizens\u003c\/i\u003e project was awarded the 2023 Prix Elysée, a biennial juried prize for mid-career photographers, sponsored by the Photo Elysée Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland. The award also includes a grant for a concurrent publication in both English and French (\u003ci\u003eCitoyens\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eModèles\u003c\/i\u003e, Éditions Textuel, 2024). Both editions will be released to coincide with Les Rencontres de la Photographie d’Arles in July 2024.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Debi Cornwall \u0026 Kris Paulsen","offers":[{"title":"Radius Books |  Hardback | Cloth over boards |  2024-10-08","offer_id":45663914262783,"sku":"9798890180957","price":91.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/9798890180957.jpg?v=1722010185","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9798890180957","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}