Skimming the Surface |
Skimming the Surface uses scanning and panorama techniques to isolate objects, compositions, and phenomena without exposing signs of my interaction. Although my shadow or presence is not visible, my movement, influenced by gait and balance, impacts the outcome of each scan. The resulting flattened, elongated compositions stretch and distort the visual field, evoking abstract, almost painterly qualities that explore the boundaries between representation and abstraction. These images may resemble aerial or drone photographs, but they are captured close-up from a continuous vantage point perspective that cannot be replicated by any other technique.Skimming the Surface challenges the viewer to consider the surface as not merely a boundary but as a dynamic space where meaning and interpretation fluctuate. The series expands the dialogue between photography and painting, between the physical and the ephemeral, offering a fresh perspective on how we perceive and relate to the world around us. |
Walking the Line |
Under the Williamsburg Bridge / BQE Connector - 2024 |
Ellsworth Kelly @ Museum of Modern Art - 2023 |
“The most pleasurable thing in the world is to see something and then translate how I see it.”- Ellsworth Kelly
Kelly made Sculpture for a Large Wall for the lobby of Philadelphia’s Transportation Building in 1957. It features 104 quadrilateral aluminum panels suspended between double rows of horizontal rods, which allow each panel to be positioned upright or tilted at an angle. Upon seeing it as it hung at MOMA in New York for Kelly's 2023 A Centennial Celebration, I was struck by its cast shadows, which to my eye, were as evocative and substantial as the sculpture itself. I immediately proceeded to translate what I saw with my continuous vantage point perspective as guards suspiciously looked on. |
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