Fauxliage documents the proliferation of disguised cell phone towers in the American West. By attempting to conceal an unsightly yet essential technology of the modern world, our landscapes now contain a quirky mosaic of masquerading palms, evergreens, flagpoles, crosses, and cacti. Technology is modifying our environment with idiosyncratic results. The often-whimsical tower disguises belie the equipment's covert ability to collect valuable personal data. "Burke’s observations of these poorly concealed observers is canny, occasionally funny, and ultimately rather ominous." - Hyperallergic, May 10, 2021

"The art of hiding these towers in plain sight has gotten much craftier." - The Los Angeles Times, May 26, 2021