While technically skilled, Crump chooses to often forgo the
more technical aspects of photography in order to capture a rawer image with
which he can show the true nature of his subjects. An Urban Explorer, Crump’s
use of disposable camera prints shows with an almost spooky clarity, the
abandoned facets of Virginia, a state many of us have grown up in but not many
of us know.
Crump’s images often are associated
with an act of lawlessness such as breaking and entering or trespassing, by
placing himself in a state of separation from the laws of society, He allows
himself the freedom to take images that would normally not be available to the
everyday law abiding citizens. This “withdrawal” from society is one of the most
powerful artistic tools in our disposal, both in terms of cultural exploration
and in terms of societal activism.
As my peer and a local Virginian,
Bradley Crump gives me the hope that I too will be able to make images that are
both startling in their beauty and relevant to modern culture. By taking images
of a post abandonment United States and documenting objects that normally are
completely ignored by the general population, such as Cell phone towers, Water
towers, abandoned buildings and their contents, Crump manages to bring to light
a facet of our country and specifically our state that we might otherwise
totally ignore.
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