Auto Sprawl is an examination of urban American transportation traditions,  posing questions to myself and the viewer about the existence of the system as well as our place within it. The photographs are a manifestation of my observations and questions about automobile transportation as someone who doesn’t drive. America’s reliance and commoditization of cars is strangely absurd. The way automobiles themselves are privatised, commercialised seasonally with a holiday sale, and aren’t federally distributed raises a big question for me: who does this system truly serve? In order to even participate in America’s transportation system, one has to spend thousands of dollars to not only buy a car, but also everything that comes with owning one: insurance, gas, inspections, occasional repairs. The privatised automotive industry is the only way to take part in the federally regulated roads, which is how the United States has connected city to city, town to town. My practice is grounded in material. Drawing upon my background in contemporary sculpture, I notice parts of the system rooted in materials I’m familiar with: steel, cast iron, wood, concrete, and how they further allow me to reflect on these systems. I turn to photography to document both my own thoughts on the matter as well as the system I’m observing. Ultimately, I’m asking the viewer to consider their own place alongside me, questioning what really is American transportation in a modern context?