In Water
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OX: CIAS Senior Show 2007 was a created by myself and good friend Susan Morelock to give graduating senior art students the opportunity to share their creations with not only the RIT community, but also Rochester at large. Inspired from the thought that artistic endeavors are more important and signifigant to an art student than simply recieving a diploma, OX was the most memorable moment from commencement weekend.
To supplement the exhibition that was juried by RIT's finest faculty members, an exhibition catalogue was created as a keepsake for the show. In a way, it served as an art school yearbook.To view a pdf of the catalogue click
here.
June | 2008
Back from the Pause, to Begin trip! I have recently moved into a new house and resumed working at the Maine Media Workshops as a teaching assistnat for the summer. I also have copious amounts of film to sort through. It is going to be a busy summer.
May | 2008
Alongside good friend David Wright I traveled around the United States and Mexico to visit the 14 of the 15 selected photographers for Pause, to Begin. The trip was fabulous as it lasted all month long. We met, interviewd, and photographed all of the wonderful photographers selected to be in this year's edition of PTB. To read more about the trip and PTB in general, visit our blog.
April | 2008
With the wonderful help of Cig Harvey, David Wright and I have chosen the 15 photographers for the first year of Pause, to Begin. Beginning May 1st the two of us will be driving around North America to meet and interview each selected photographer. Follow along on our journey at pausetobegin.com.
March | 2008
Five photographs from the series In Water have been published in the Dutch magazine titled Jaarmagazine.
As a young adult entering my twenties, I found myself full of questions and I began looking for answers in the photographs I was making of my peers. Still showing glimpses of their youthful innocence, these new adults are wading, beautiful and naked, in the chilly waters of Lake Ontario during cool, early fall mornings.
Photographing with my hands and camera resting on top of the water, I have brought the viewer into the situation as a witness to what I encountered with my peers. Each person walks into an aura of pure water and undergoes a transformation. This numbing bath causes social cover–ups and facades to be unveiled by the uneasiness of the water and the entire situation. This act makes the subjects vulnerable and exhausted, presenting a less comfortable yet more honest person.
The variety in physical and emotional responses among similar yet clearly different people defines the series. From statuesque arms to nervous fingers and goose–bump covered bodies, the subjects’ appearances display a powerful transition. This newfound tension causes some people to appear totally lost while others maintain their composure. Eventually, all of the subjects’ pretenses are left behind.
Through this singular experience everyone is similar. We are here together, not alone. The sense of trust and love, tension and anticipation, emergence and energy displayed in the portraits ultimately speak to the emotions involved for us all as we enter our twenties.
All photographs from the series In Water are available for purchase in two sizes, 10 x 10 inches and 19 x 19 inches. Please contact me for pricing and edition detials.
