Photography
Transfiguration 1
Transfiguration 1 in its essence is about transformation, fragility, the simultaneity of growth and decay. I think of these as having a relationship to the old Dutch still lifes of rotting fruit. While not trying to simulate photos from another era, I’ve pushed them stylistically toward early daguerrotypes and what I find to be the mysterious quality they embody through limited depth of focus and the discolored and fading imagery due to the instability of old chemicals over time. The intimacy I experience with the subjects in these photographs always leaves me feeling as though these are not so much still lifes, but portraits of my subjects, and if possible, of natural processes.
obnubilatus 1
In the Obnubilatus Series I explore processes through which things are obscured, lost, or obliterated.
obnubilatus 2
Other Work
A note on my photography: In light of new technology, I feel it’s important to address my process. The line between an artist’s vision, skill, and talent in using their tools, and the product of the tool itself regardless of the artist wielding it, is in constant flux. I can’t anticipate what, in the future, I will feel is too far, and I don’t want to deny myself powerful tools because of an ideological wall, but as of now, none of my work is produced with AI in any way or form. When creating these photos, I do not use the photoshop warp tool, or any tool that distorts the images. I don’t use any 3rd party actions or filters, and I don’t overlay textures. There are varying levels of pre- and post-production, depending on the photo and what I’m trying to do. They require a good deal of work, but everything in my photos is in the camera.