The images do not mourn as much as reckon with the questions of opportunity forged in foundries like that of Lippowiths's father. Through an investigation of people and place in often tenuous circumstance, the series contrasts a mechanized past with flickers of hope in a new generation who dreams amid the ruins.
This works asks: What is the American Dream? Who inherits that dream when industry collapses? Can hope be rebuilt by those same hands? What has been lost and what is yet to rebuild?
DETROIT, MI -- An abandoned Airstream trailer in the back lot of the Russell Industrial Center, an artists' loft and the former Murray Body Corporation.
SOUTH LYON, MI -- Jade, a Gen Z software engineer contemplates opportunities for her future.
DETROIT, MI -- A young man mops the Super Coney, wearing a t-shirt that reads, "Get In Loser, We're Going Slashing."
MARION, SC -- "Alter and Scaffold." A laundry line and washing machine in the yard of a rural South Carolina home.
HAZEL PARK, MI -- A car immobilized by a fallen tree visible for months along Eight Mile Road.
ANN ARBOR -- "Baked Fresh Daily." Maisie enjoys a lemon pastry in the window of thriving metro Detroit bakery chain, Cannelle.
DETROIT, MI -- A man sports a "Detroit" tattoo draped in a Mexican flag during the "No Kings / Ice Protest" on June 14, 2025.
HAMTRAMCK, MI -- Dancers celebrate Pączki Day with vodka filled pastries at The Ant Hall.
NORTHVILLE, MI -- Adam (R) and Wyatt (L) Bales, father and son relaxing in front of the rig on a summer night. Adam is the owner of Bales & Sons trucking.
HAMTRAMCK, MI -- Fresh pączkis at the now closed infamous Martha Washington Bakery.
NORTHVILLE, MI -- Adam is the owner of Bales & Sons trucking.
HAMTRAMCK, MI -- The painted mural outside of The Ant Hall venue.
