Christian Patterson

"Bottom of the Lake revisits Fond du Lac, Wisconsin (French for 'Bottom of the Lake') and weaves together visual threads related to the town's history, geography, climate and culture"--Photographer's website, Working from a unique perspective and restrained stylistic viewpoint, Patterson continues to build on the visual narrative that propelled him to the forefront with his earlier book, Redheaded Peckerwood. In Bottom of the Lake, he revisits his Wisconsin hometown to reveal a dark, cold, and beer soaked world that looks unmistakably his. Bottom of The Lake would later go on to act as the groundwork for a larger body of work of the same name published by Walter Konig in 2015 -- Provided by the publisher.