The title is borrowed from undertaking: the period in which the bereaved pay last respects. Applied here to a 176-page document of American mid-century commercial architecture - drive-in theatres, closed diners, faded storefronts across fifteen states - it lands precisely. Geier shoots in bright, flat natural light against a muted palette that owes something to Stephen Shore and something to Martin Parr, though the sensibility is more elegiac than ironic. Each neon sign and painted façade is treated as a subject with genuine dignity. The genre - American roadside vernacular - has serious precedents from Walker Evans through Alec Soth, but Geier’s work is tighter and more colour-conscious than most of its contemporaries. Published by Trope, a small Atlanta press, rather than a trade house. Hardcover, 8 by 10 inches, 150 photographs. Named one of VSCO’s favourite photobooks of 2025. At $55, the price of entry is low for what it delivers.
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