mirrored reflection lit onto a surface, held in points to deny the true passage of time and decay
An attempt at a forever memory as materialized
Environmental Studies
Lens-based research
Ongoing
Lens-based research
Ongoing
An aspect of my practice is research-based and not part of a distinct project or collaboration. I still consider this work collaborative or social cooperative, but where I affect the image with more weighted influence. I explore power dynamics with land, plants, and non-human animals. I think more intentionally about voyeurism when photographing people. I recycle media and record experiences and interactions with which I come into contact. I explore the extractive reality of the shutter: how the camera extracts something that exists in real time and space, flattening it into a two-dimensional image or representation. Meanwhile, I consider the collaborative nature of the technology and its possibility for relationship development.
I’m interested in the motivation or desire to keep, hold, or preserve something. And, how film-based cameras function differently, through a slower physical process compared to a digital camera or a cell phone. I’m curious how the reproducibility of an image comes easy, maybe naturally, with digital cameras. I lean heavily into my practice with film photography based on my theories behind these questions.
I’m interested in the motivation or desire to keep, hold, or preserve something. And, how film-based cameras function differently, through a slower physical process compared to a digital camera or a cell phone. I’m curious how the reproducibility of an image comes easy, maybe naturally, with digital cameras. I lean heavily into my practice with film photography based on my theories behind these questions.
