Theory

Theory / Making

My photographic collages embody movement of time, experience, memory and spatial relationships as variables captured in the scene.

I begin all collages with a sketch.

Then, I rotate the camera to achieve the different angles and layer each photo with my observance of a place, during different times of the day or year to create a dynamic scene. When you see a change in the tone from one photo to the other, it’s the result of a different time that I was at the location. I believe these multiple layers of variables engage the viewer’s eyes and body allowing them to experience the poetics of space, even allowing the scene to pull the viewer in. I am drawn to capture ordinary and everyday occurrences from my DC neighborhood, like a Rush Hour along the Parkway to Cherry Blossoms along the Tidal Basin while travels take me to New York, the Grand Canyon and Paris, France.

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Collages currently working on...

NBM - Golden Columns

Upcoming Collages

Supreme Court
Whitehurst Freeway
Capitol Reflection
Panda at the Zoo
U Street
Adams Morgan
Chinatown
Old Town
Tower Crane, 130 feet
National Mall
National Gallery of Art
Union Station
Metro Center - Red Line Shady Grove
Capitol Dome
National Cathedral
Northern Washington Sunrise
Metro Bus Route 30, 32, 34 & 36

Teachings - What makes me think...

Coleman Coker - http://www.buildingstudio.net/

Sergio Martinez - http://www.sergiomartinezarchitect.com/