Phil America

Phil America (b. 1983) is a California-raised artist, activist and writer. He has worked and lived throughout the US, Europe, Asia and Africa, where he developed his acute attention to a narrative form. Phil concentrates on individual moments of freedom, most recently looking at the human relationship with class, gender and race. In his work he uses performance, photography, writing, video and sound installation and sculptures. His style of documentation enables him to better understand and connect to his subjects, to bring about an interpersonal relationship between the viewer and himself.