Projects

Destiny Manifest is a new series that explores the creation of the contemporary landscape in the West. The images show the alteration of the landscape by technology, specifically the use of fake trees to disguise cellular towers.

There is a long history of artists attempting to capture their generations' interpretation of the West. Ansel Adams' images work to show an idealized, untouched landscape. Later photographers, such as Joe Deal and Robert Adams reveal a West that is heavily altered by man's presence. My work fits in a new generation of Western landscapes, revealing the integration of the technology into our notions of the pastoral ideal.

In approaching this subject, I choose a very traditional methodology, using medium format film rather than digital photography, and making carefully hand-crafted gold-toned silver prints.

 

 

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