a modernist essay comprised of black and white photographs from a project begun in Savannah, GA, summer of 2015.
it is the work of artist, r.chorneau, who had become displaced in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis.

turning to a small digital camera and tablet, r.chorneau documented his journey using images made from where he lived, where he went, and what he saw along the way.

eventually finding himself on the streets of Portland, Oregon, he concluded this project in summer, 2025, due to chronic health issues.

"pushing in a dark age" is the first of three volumes, each depicting different aspects of his photography, selections made of work distilled from a decade of production, curated and posted daily to his (amercanseekingasylum) Flickr site.

in short, the pictures here endeavor to question how much silence an image might hold before collapsing.