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Contact Sheet Diptychs



artist statement

I began working in traditional color photography just before the increase in options and accessibility of digital equipment and processes. The prospect of simultaneously observing/capturing/communicating and producing a striking image has amazing power in the art world, let alone in photography. But, I choose to continue my concentration in what some consider a near-obsolete process, not only because I value the importance of proficiency in the fundamentals of color, but also because its implications are directly connected to my artwork. My work investigates the human desire for privacy. By documenting unintentional public displays of private activity, it reveals both the discreet and open spaces we inhabit.

Working in the darkroom is a meditative process; watching the image reveal itself in front of one’s eyes is a private, patient activity that requires you to devote your attention to one singular image at a time, and to rely on your own skills and judgment to produce a work that has the ability to communicate your deliberate message.

As we have become accustomed to surrendering our privacy to the world in cyber-space, I am very intrigued that physical space remains sacred. I wish to illuminate that sacredness by honoring those physical spaces with my photography. My images are candid; they capture raw and honest spaces. I am attracted to the beauty of how things simply are; I document them because I want to share that awareness with others.

How do we define space? We measure, divide, share, defend, and decorate it. My work compares and conjoins visual representations of the human tendency to claim and covet space, by documenting how humans exhibit their own spaces, how they regard spaces that are foreign to them, and how I, as a photographer, reveal my own level of familiarity or connectedness with the spaces I am documenting.

11.29.2009