About

My understanding of the natural world derives from an internal desire to consider nature in terms of the karma cycle of destruction and restoration. In the course of our evolution as a species, we have developed a better understanding of the natural world. Through scientific research and technological advances, we have been trying to conquer and interpret nature for centuries. However, in many aspects, nature remains uncontrollable. It is the uncontrollable and random effects of nature that my work explores.

With regard to this collection of photographically based artwork, I utilized the forces of nature as an artistic medium in order to express my deep personal appreciation of the undeveloped landscape. The relationship between humans and nature has repeatedly been an underlying theme of my work.

This body of works revolves around different locations of Savannah River towards to Tybee Island. Water is the main natural element of this project. Water shape shifts and exists in multiple forms, it can be a swift river, a changeable tide, a calm pond. The reorganization and diversity of water flow has always been a cycle and provider of life. I studied the internal behavior of water, documenting its movements. This work is made through the interaction of photosensitive materials and the natural world. Through this process I have been able to develop a scientifically reliable procedure for revealing the visual properties of water.

My hope is that the final abstract images give people room for imagination and many interpretations, while also revealing the curious bounty of the natural world. By exhibiting portions of my process, (field notes, collected samples, video documentation, the negatives themselves, and the final prints), I anticipate a diverse range of interpretations from the viewers.

To me, this body of work has direct links to the relationship between myself and the land. It is evidence of humans relationships to the Earth.