Vacant Eden; Roadside Treasures of the Sonoran Desert
"In 'Vacant Eden: Roadside Treasures of the Sonoran Desert,' photographers Abigail Gumbiner and Carol Hayden pluck out picturesque elements of the old motels- the painted statue of a worried looking Native American at the Apache Tears Motel; the perky mock-up of desert hills and cactus on the Sunland Motel sign; the ubiquitous brightly painted metal chairs.Vivid reds and yellows and cool blues convey an eternal vacation-time hopefulness in these images. Even the shabby, bulky air conditioners, abandoned furniture and drained pools have an oddly timeless quality under the searingly bright desert sky." --LA Times