Things are Looking Up
Things Are Looking Up is a series of black and
white photographs that re-invent roadside Americana as a sinister visual
landscape. I made these photographs during a road trip across historic route 66
from Illinois to California with the intention of turning conventional roadside
imagery on its head. The images
function as metaphors for my emotional relationship to the current
cultural/economic climate of the United States. Images of dinosaurs and folk
art, commonly presented in a benign nostalgic documentary style, are
electrified by high contrast 35mm film printed on 60"x40" fiber base
silver gelatin mural paper. The difficulty inherent to the mural printing
process mirrors the struggle of existing as an artist in the depressed American
economy.
Nocturnal Sunrise
Nocturnal
Sunrise explores the depths of human consciousness from the perspective of Jungian psychological alchemy. Photographic metaphors explore nightmares, addiction, abandonment, suffering, and ultimately redemption. These stark ambiguous photographs transcend both
location and time, with an intention to help facilitate introspection and healing.
