Bio:
Stefan Foster is a visual artist, long-term care ombudsman volunteer, gravestone conservator and the founder of Revive the Ambience, a publishing house that examines abandoned institutions and natural environments through a lens of emotion. Foster has traveled throughout the United States and parts of Europe to capture photographs of vanishing asylum wards, sanitariums, rare plants and burial sites. With a blend of expository writing and symbols, Foster connects his photographs to a cautionary tale and urges viewers to engage in critical reflection.
Revive the Ambience is described as "a multi-media tour de force at the intersection of art and criticism" by leading scholar of rhetoric and critical emotion studies, Lynn Worsham, Ph.D. Founding member of the Go-Go's, Jane Wiedlin, describes the ciphered messages and imagery as "fascinating and heartbreaking at the same time." Foster's abandoned world has also been praised by Russian artist Kedr Livanskiy.
Foster is currently a student at the City University of New York School of Law. He holds a degree with honors from Daemen University.
Stefan Foster is a visual artist, long-term care ombudsman volunteer, gravestone conservator and the founder of Revive the Ambience, a publishing house that examines abandoned institutions and natural environments through a lens of emotion. Foster has traveled throughout the United States and parts of Europe to capture photographs of vanishing asylum wards, sanitariums, rare plants and burial sites. With a blend of expository writing and symbols, Foster connects his photographs to a cautionary tale and urges viewers to engage in critical reflection.
Revive the Ambience is described as "a multi-media tour de force at the intersection of art and criticism" by leading scholar of rhetoric and critical emotion studies, Lynn Worsham, Ph.D. Founding member of the Go-Go's, Jane Wiedlin, describes the ciphered messages and imagery as "fascinating and heartbreaking at the same time." Foster's abandoned world has also been praised by Russian artist Kedr Livanskiy.
Foster is currently a student at the City University of New York School of Law. He holds a degree with honors from Daemen University.
Publications:
Official Compilation of the State of Emotion
Published December 18, 2018
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Published December 18, 2018
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Revive the Ambience
Published March 28, 2020
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[ Printed in the U.S.A. / Hardcover, Full-Color ]
Published March 28, 2020
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Official Compilation of the State of Emotion: Final Supplement
Published June 20, 2020
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Published June 20, 2020
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An Act to Increase Accessibility of Family-Type Homes for Adults in New York State
Published June 20, 2020
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[ Instantiated testimony for the New York State Senate and Assembly Joint Public Hearing
on COVID-19 and its impact on long-term and residential-care facilities ]
Published June 20, 2020
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[ Instantiated testimony for the New York State Senate and Assembly Joint Public Hearing
on COVID-19 and its impact on long-term and residential-care facilities ]
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Revive the Ambience: Emotion is Alive
Published March 28, 2022
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Published March 28, 2022
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