Vanishing Points

by Michael Sherwin

In Vanishing Points , Michael Sherwin locates and photographs significant sites of indigenous American presence, including sacred landforms, earthworks, documented archaeological sites and contested battlegrounds. The sites he chooses to visit are literal and metaphorical vanishing points. They are places in the landscape where two lines, or cultures, converge. They are also actual archaeological sites where the sparse evidence of a culture's once vibrant existence has all but disappeared. While visiting these sites, Sherwin reflects on the monuments modern culture will leave behind and what the archaeological evidence of our civilization will reveal about our time on Earth.

172 pages, Hardcover

Published July 6, 2021

Reviews

[Nadim Saeed · Rating 5 out of 5]

A beautiful book about traces of Native American life and culture in the world of today. Great pictures of important and beautiful places are juxtaposed with artefacts of modern times, with great impact. For me it was a starting point to discover more about a part of history in a part of the world world I know very little about. This resonated.

[Robert Hultman · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book is a great idea that seems to have just fallen short on the execution. I do not appreciate all the images included and many are not laid out well, leaving empty space and a smaller than necessary picture. Interesting, but not amazing.

[Michael Sullivan · Rating 4 out of 5]

I saw an exhibit of this work and was moved to buy this photo book. No regrets.