{"product_id":"matthew-lpez-jensen-the-work-and-the-water-labor-and-landscapes-along-the-erie-canal-9781941753774","title":"Matthew L?pez-Jensen: The Work and the Water: Labor and Landscapes Along the Erie Canal","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor the Erie Canal's 200th anniversary, L?pez-Jensen's series centers the unseen labor that keeps the waterway operational\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe debut photobook \u003ci\u003eThe Work and the Water: Labor and Landscapes along the Erie Canal\u003c\/i\u003e by Matthew L?pez-Jensen (born 1980) is a work of environmental social practice centering the unseen labor required to keep the Erie Canal, a 524-mile inland waterway in upstate New York, operational. Over 40 photographs are accompanied by commentary from the more than 400 employees who work on the canal year-round, often out of view and in hazardous conditions. As the first artist-in-residence with the canal in its 200-year history, L?pez-Jensen visited every lock in the system from Buffalo to Albany, from Whitehall to Seneca Falls. The archive of images he created helps communicate the potentials of the canal as a site for environmental restoration while also conveying the scale of this colossal piece of infrastructure that transformed the region in ways that are still felt today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Inventory Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/15\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781941753774\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96","brand":"Matthew Lopez-Jensen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45396560281781,"sku":"9781941753774","price":23.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_feb85087-1160-4b5e-b198-dd26d94e05ee.jpg?v=1747750378","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/matthew-lpez-jensen-the-work-and-the-water-labor-and-landscapes-along-the-erie-canal-9781941753774","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}