ABOUT THE BOOK

From Yonder Wooded Hill investigates what we choose to remember versus what chooses to remember us. Based in the Patapsco River Valley of Maryland and expanding to his ancestral West Virginia and North Carolina, Riley Goodman brings to life the customs and legends on which he was raised to weave a tale as old as the hills.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Riley Goodman inquires folklore, American history, and humankind's relationship with the environments they inhabit in an effort to understand what endures, and subsequently how this endurance exists in relation to his own presence in the canon. Goodman juxtaposes archival imagery and material from his personal collections of artifact and ephemera with the visual interpretation of researched, often folk-based, storytelling. When these elements combine, the resulting work forms a narrative that rather than noting a specific period, creates an ever-occurring amalgamation of time. By establishing this crafted world, Goodman invites the viewer to question the tenets of authenticity, leaving the idea of 'historical truth' in an undisclosed middle ground. Goodman’s work has appeared in Time, Vice, and Oxford American, among other outlets.

ABOUT THE PUBLISHER

Fall Line Press is an independent press dedicated to publishing limited edition art (photography) books in Atlanta, GA. They value well-crafted books and photography that resonates, but most importantly, we strive to be a resource for our patrons and artists alike, offering support and accessibility to the larger art community, as well as analog experiences that bring our community together.