Jodie Hulden has authored another view of Bodie, a collection of images representing the moment residents picked up and moved out, in a hurry, broke, and often depressed. As such, they represent Jodie’s authentic response to this heartbreaking time capsule, the instant of people leaving their homes and belongings behind. They are poignant documentary photographs, but they are also poetic still lifes. And here is the key to understanding the pictures—they are both photojournalism and fine art, documents of a bygone era that are historically compelling and aesthetically captivating. — George Dewolfe
“These vignettes tell an incomplete tale. I found myself wondering –
“Why did they depart in such a hurry and why did they leave these things behind?” The wrenching choice to leave behind a familiar place or relinquish a cherished dream is true for millions of people today just as it was then. Of course, we piece together historical and documentary evidence, but we never know the whole story. ”
