American Dreams is an ongoing documentation of rural America. It is a commentary on the fragility, the promise, and ideal that we grew up with, the belief that we can have a better life than the generation before. The project was started in Cairo, Illinois, a place that 100 years ago was living the American Dream due to its location at the junction of the MIssissippi and Ohio Rivers. The downfall of Cairo as a bustling and large community is attributed to the construction of two bridges across the rivers and directed traffic south of the city. As people left, flooding helped nature reclaim the old buildings left behind. The town went from living the American Dream to a collection of semi-inhabited buildings, living on as a reminder and symbol of the fragility of the ideal, the American Dream.