A lot of how I see and what I look at depends on weather, mood, and other variable and unpredictable circumstances. In recent years, I often feel a familiar tension pulling at me. Looking at the lush beauty in nature and considering the global climate crisis, I wonder at the dissonance between what I see and what I fear. I take pictures and record the day.
Back in my studio, I digitally develop the pictures, using a mostly black and white palette. Focusing on shades of black, I consider the abstract imagery in the deep shadow areas. I keep these dark spaces discreet; they are hard to reach, yet compelling like a memory fading away. Letting go means a realignment of what I remember. Looking forward I continue to consider how nature is resilient, and can be a source of inspiration and optimism, while at the same time, a reminder of the world’s fragility.
beauty
resiliency
uncertainty
memory
forgetting
elsewhere
fernweh
dépaysement
afterness
amnesia
curiosity
nostalgia
absence
history
collage
transition
transit
transience
mobility
nurture
nature
shadow
secrets
impermanence
randomness