Alanna Styer

California, United States • alannastyer.com

  • A Prairie, Not A Promise

    Multiple road trips to county fairs, family gatherings, and holidays culminate to reveal the tension of living in the middle. A Prairie, Not A Promise documents the lingering effects of the pastoral dream and industrial boom in the Midwest. This year-long journey traces the edge of the Heartland myth juxtaposing the idealized promise land against the reality that, for many, it never existed.