Silent in the Land
Chip Cooper's mastery of color is impressive but the feeling of muted plaintiveness lingers and resonates long after viewing. --Ellen Dugan, Curator of Photography, Atlanta High Museum of Art, 1994Dazzling as the dawn in Alabama in early Spring. --Gay Talese, writer 1994Silent in the Land images are a vibrant group of color photographs portraying a dichotomy between inhabited and abandoned structures. --Atlanta Journal Constitution 1994Silent in the Land is a visual feast. --Harper Lee, author, To Kill a Mockingbird 1994