Statement

Since I am an architect by trade, most of my artistic endeavors are inspired by the landscapes around me, either industrial or natural. My photography tends to document those extremes, as well as my fascination with things that are weathered, left-over, or some sort of “ghost” of their former selves. I like to explore the archeology of places - the layers of stuff that always have stories of the people who are no longer there. In my print-making, I often come back to my own story, and whatever that is, or how I want to convey my thoughts to others. In recent years, I’ve become more interested in my family ties, and my memories of those who are no longer here. I think a lot of this has to do with my desire to hold onto what I can still remember, and to re-capture what I don’t. Among my favorite work is a series of photographs inspired by my paternal grandparents, whom I really didn’t know well, and by my maternal grandmother, who, while she is still alive, has lost so much of her own memories to the extent that she just makes things up. In a sense, since we are all continually re-creating our identities and our histories, we are like the landscapes with their mysterious traces of past occupants.