Cheryl Godin

Artist Statement

My focus began on the Albuquerque, New Mexico, portion of Route 66 also known as “The Mother Road", because the signs were starting to quickly disappear. The few fortunate ones adopted, repaired and hung in a museum, the less fortunate lying on their side in some alley stripped of their neon elements and just set out for the elements to eventually bring them down to an unrecognizable pile of rust.
Nostalgia has taken the place of what were once negative comments of these aged remains on our historical Route 66. A sentimental longing for the past, for the simpler times and for a period or place with happy personal experiences. Therefore, I record a minute, but important part of the history of America as it slowly disappears.