Suburban Nights:
Suburban Nights is an exploration of suburban living environments and the ways in which people personify themselves through the external environs of their homes. The investigation takes place during the night to capture a stage without its actors. It allows us to formulate our own views and assumptions about particular suburban lives by examining the artifacts left and the oases created outside the home. During the night we are able to explore these bedtime communities left untouched and are provided with a glimpse as to why people live where they do, how they live, and what their yards tell us about who they are.
My objective is to impartially depict my subject and offer insight into suburban life from a perspective one is not accustomed to seeing at a time when one is not accustomed to looking. Through the examination of suburban nights, I hope to initiate an evaluation of preconceived notions surrounding suburban life and to explore concepts of personal space, isolation, and territorial boundaries.
On display in Optic Nerve, SVA MPS Digital Photography Thesis Exhibition, October 20 - November 13th 2010, Exhibition Information
SKIN:
Simply stated, SKIN is an exploration of the distinctive types and surfaces of skin and the relationships that exist amongst them, be they plant, animal, human, rind, bark, peel, or flesh. The work examines these small and easily disregarded worlds with careful observation, in an attempt to reveal the delicacy and resiliency of life. SKIN connects us to what we have evolved from and essentially depend upon.
SKIN: On display at the School of Visual Arts, Visual Arts Gallery, July 6th - August 14th 2010, Exhibition Information