Diana Matar's 'My America' is on display at FOTOFEST, Houston, Texas, until 10 May.
Originally conceived as the book, 'My America' features photographs taken at the exact locations where individuals were shot or tasered by law enforcement. Images highlight the local, often mundane settings where the fatal incidents occurred: shopping malls, mobile homes, empty fields, and roadside highways.
Matar will also be in conversation with curator Lisa Volpe at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston on April 10.
In this conversation, Matar speaks with curator Lisa Volpe about how books and research are vital elements of the creative process. Matar is a photographer whose work has focused on the link between landscape, violence and memory. In the process, she presents a powerful case in which landscape and memory collide with social history and issues of discrimination.