Mark Schlachter: Familiar Faces

Familiar Faces is a “fauxtodocumentary” project that endeavors to share the hidden stories of a one-of-a-kind, diverse community nestled in Indiana somewhere between El Dorado and Brigadoon. Each “fauxto” is an aperture into a world few have seen and only truly understood through the artful eye of its “fauxtographer,” Mark Schlachter. His keen eye for “fauxtography” has captured the unknown and unseen realities of a community both diverse and equitable, yet somehow lost just beyond the veil.

This project seeks to bring this community out of the darkroom of the mind into the light of the present, and share this forgotten faux-county’s wisdom and insight through the stories and faces of its pseudo-residents. Familiar Faces speaks with an unspoken language through its equity and diversity. Viewers can see passion, heartache, and the plight of human experience by gazing into such familiar faces that exist in Indiana’s very own Shangri-La. This exhibition is meant to share a humorous and familiar take on culture and humanity.