Americanomic State | Ben Speck, Bryan Dooley, Leon Diaper, Paul Osman & Seba Kurtis

Over the space of two floors at theprintspace, viewers will be invited to discover a unique vision of 5 UK based documentary photographers, interpreting the contexts of identity and economy within the landscape of our post-millenial world.Ben Speck. Riding The Rails, 2008Born in the Great Depression, the Hobos were the largest American mobile workforce that ever existed. Illegally riding freight trains to move around, they started what is an American subculture until today. There is a whole new generation of young hobos in the US. They have many different reasons for living this lifestyle, but for the majority it is a conscious choice made from ideology rather than necessity. Many of them are homeless by choice, because they don’t want to have any ties. No ties means absolute freedom. Theirs, they feel, is an alternative and better way of life, independent of a society they consider petty and misleading. Others are simply following the beatnik spirit of experiencing life to the full while searching for it.