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Mexico City, Puebla and Cholula:

These pieces demonstrate the graceful intimacy that we can detect only in solitude. I took these photographs during my second visit to Mexico, where this time I felt more like a visiting guest than a tourist. I soon felt the strange comfort of being the foreigner. I became interested in imagery overlooked by tourists; the small, perhaps ignored, details of a location unfamiliar to me seemed to offer a sense of familiarity, and has henceforth driven me to illustrate the beauty of what we can see in the absence of human activity. I have carried this interest into my other work as well. This series, “Ausencia” or “Absence”, asks us to see the virtues of our surroundings. If we are able to do that with the familiar, we can use it to understand and appreciate the unfamiliar.

Cielo mexicano
8 x 10 inches
2006
Carteles
8 x 10 inches
2006
Rayos
8 x 10 inches
2006
Turísta
8 x 10 inches
2006
azulejos
8 by 10 inches
2006
horizonte
8 by 10 inches
2006
libros
8 by 10 inches
2006
Cielo con un sol
8 by 10 inches
2006
Santo DF
8 by 10 inches
2006
Fachada de Puebla
8 by 10 inches
2006
Cruz y muchacha poblana
8 by 10 inches
2006
Ladrillera
8 by 10 inches
2006
Reflectar (Velas)
8 by 10 inches
2006
Escaleras
8 by 10 inches
2006
los amarillos
8 by 10 inches
2006
basura
8 by 10 inches
2006
Bancos
8 by 10 inches
2006
Pan
5 x 7 inches
2006