"What began as an initial desire to photograph the insides of church basements quickly expanded into a much broader series examining the fundamental search for community in America. The activities depicted range from Boy Scout meetings to New Age spiritual practices to corporate team-building exercises and were all made in multipurpose community spaces that are ubiquitous throughout the United States. I became intrigued by the way one activity bleeds into another, creating a symbolic space of communal introspection. Put simply, these photographs are about the search for purpose and meaning in a world that both demands and resists interpretation." — Eli Durst

Imperfect copies of The Community have significant corner bumpers to upper right-hand boards on their opening side. These do not effect the text blocks.

Photographs by Eli Durst. Mörel Books, England 2020. 80 pages. 9¾x11¾".