Nexus of Northwest Arkansas
Upon an Ozark Plateau are the people of Northwest Arkansas, a place emerging from generations of poverty yet presently known as one of the best locations to live in the United States.
Residents live in the shadow of the world’s largest poultry producer, largest truck line, and largest retailer. Tyson Foods, J.B. Hunt Transportation, and Walmart have mobilized a dramatic urban investment – underway to attract FORTUNE 500 transplants. New art museums, restaurants, bike trails, and music venues have made Northwest Arkansas the chic, new destination within a cultural triangle that connects Dallas, St. Louis and Kansas City.
Yet this same investment creates schism and a vortex of values. It bores holes in the landscape formerly defined by generations who eked out a living upon poor soil, absent natural resources. The clash between old and old residents has created a nexus in Northwest Arkansas.
Chinese nationals and newcomers to Northwest Arkansas
Looking for the next Miss Arkansas
Colonial home and a car cover
Flag drapes Haas Hall Academy – the best public high school in Arkansas
Lost Cause, alive today
Tyson security guard pauses on the way home
Toastmaster and self-improvement personality
Proselytizers, resting in east Rogers AR
Inventor who attempted to sell a patent to Alice Walton
Samosaurus
Archeologists in Fayetteville AR
Red truck, red couch, and mattress
Natural gas filling station
Displaced tech worker from Sams Club
Katarina Witt is a minister and member of the Sunnyside Baptist Church near the historic center of Rogers AR.
The Nexus of Northwest Arkansas was a project of three years, from 2017-2020.
Mentors Patti Carroll and Susan Meiselas supported the work during this period, and it was exhibited in Massachusetts, Missouri, and in Arkansas. Two of its images were given an honorable award and stipend at Photo Spiva in 2019.
A folio of dye sublimation images is offered in clamshell case, 4 images on 14x14 ChromaLuxe®. Edition of 10, $1200.
Individual prints on request.