The Haunted—Contemporary Photography Conjured in New England is a limited edition book of photography and poetry by SPEEDWELL, edited by Jocelyn Lee and designed by Emily Sheffer.

The Haunted brings together two kinds of art created in New England: poetry from the past two centuries and contemporary photography. Through this juxtaposition, The Haunted reminds us of New England’s complex history as a site for great creativity and individual expression, and highlights its artists' deep connection to the land and nature.

In its selection of images, The Haunted foregrounds the different ways in which the art/technology of photography—through its uncanny resemblance to memory, complex relationships to the real, and use of time as a material—can disclose mysterious and magical dimensions of the world, as well as  conjure new possibilities and ways of seeing.

The Haunted also invokes multiple histories unique to New England, including early Puritanism with its fear of witchcraft and sorcery, as well as the rich tradition of lyric and confessional poetry created by New England poets dating back to the 17th century.

Photographers include: Tad Beck, Tabitha Bernard, Barbara Bosworth, Neville Caulfield, Caleb Charland, Jed Devine, Smith Galtney, Kate Greene, Pia-Paulina Guilmoth, Tonee Harbert, Cig Harvey, Dylan Hausthor, David Hilliard, Jocelyn Lee, Amanda Marchand, Leah Sobsey, Emily Sheffer, Peter Shellenberger, Wendy Small, Cheryle St. Onge, Shoshannah White.

Poets include: Emily Dickinson, Robert Frost, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Mary Oliver, Anne Sexton, Mihku Paul and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow among others.

SAVE THE DATE: October 30th at 6pm for panel discussion and book launch at the Portland Museum of Art. RSVP Portland Museum of Art.

header image: dust, Pia-Paulina Guilmoth

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