
Shaped by the West
- Publisher
- Aint-Bad
- Year
- 2020
- ISBN
- 9781944005337
- Specifications
- Perfect Bound
17.8 x 22.9 cm
96 pages
Edition of 300
Design by Emil Kozole
A lone traveller in a foreign land, Slovenian photographer Dino Kužnik projects his gaze onto the iconic emblems of the American West. Made between 2016 and 2019 on road trips, the work is rooted in the westernisation of his home country and the resulting lack of national identification that marked his youth: a personal exploration of the symbols of Americana from his youth in opposition to his adult identity. A nostalgic vision of the American dream contrasted with the artist’s own process of applying for an artist visa, travelling through Arizona, California, New Mexico, Utah and Nevada.