Not all storms are the products of nature. Some are the results of the human condition in difficult times. The stories of these pictures show the realities of divorce, loss of income, mental imbalance, old age, nursing homes, and loneliness. These realities are not only in the past, captured in the images; they will come again in the future. But these images forecast a greater good —- the power of the human being to survive as human. I see in my heart that we can be a guiding light to others through sharing the simple stories that bind us together.
-Chris Verene. Galesburg, Illinois. July 2008.
(excerpt from his artist statement)
