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TRACES
This work attempts to depict traces of people in vacant open space, where one would expect human activity but yet find none. In the Traces series, I use the interplay of line and space for the purpose of creating a well balanced and eye pleasing glimpse into a busy world. My tendency to find vacancy and stillness where one might not expect it seems to be the theme that naturally permeates this work. Capturing the emptiness and stillness of open spaces I attempt to turn the “ordinary” place into the “extra-ordinary.”
The Chateau series developed over the course of four consecutive years (2003-2007) of visits to my mother and stepfather's “chateau” in the rural town of Sandisfield, Massachusetts, in the Berkshires. The images are both digital (Nikon Coolpix 5000) and scanned film (Rolleiflex); the first years digital, the middle years film, then digital again.
Being an optimist by nature, I prefer to acknowledge what is seen in my images rather than what is unseen. My objective for this Chateau series is to reveal “just enough” of the subject through a deliberate balance of side-light and back-light. By doing so, a tenderness and intimacy is observed between my mother and her cherished horse Bailey.
Revealing “just enough” has been a theme in my life. My preference for low light is a reflection upon how I am told I appear to others in public settings; quiet, gentle, patient and understated. The Chateau series, therefore, reflects my personal style and also depicts my varying perspectives and feelings I have experienced over countless visits to the "chateau".
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