Break Away

Project by Priscilla Thomas, Ohio University School of Visual Communication.

It is a story that challenges the paradigm and American myth of the cowboy and way of the West. The shift from rugged lifestyle and independence to a family lifestyle centered on the remnants of Wild West activities: bull riding and animal roping. The way of the cowboy is expanded into a filial dream, which is shared by every member of this family in varying manifestations. Rather than the primordial American Dream concentrated on materialistic and societal gains, this is about the foundation of the new dream that centers on strong personal relationships.