PHOTOGRAPHY
These photos were all taken in homemade cameras, ranging from cardboard box pinholes to various foamcore/cardboard/found-object 4x5 cameras. Most photos were shot on direct positive paper, and some on sheet film then printed by cyanotype or traditionally in a darkroom. I am fascinated by the combination of simplicity and precision in capturing light and forming images, and view the cameras themselves as part of my art just as much as the photos that come out of them.
PINHOLE
4 x 5
CAMERAS
DRAWINGS + PAINTINGS + SCULPTURE
DESIGN
ABOUT
I grew up in Los Angeles,
graduated from UC Santa Cruz with a BA in the History of Art and Visual Culture in 2017,
and live in Vermont.
My work is focused in experimental alternative process photography and printing, constructing cameras, papier mache sculpture, and
collaborative installation/performance.
I am interested in thinking through the technical processes of how the objects around us come to be,
which is why I'm drawn to camera building, sculpture, and design for production.
In an age of rampant false information and the rise of imagery created by Artificiall Intelligence, I am drawn to using analog processes and practical effects to play with the idea of authenticity and truth.
I enjoy creating alternate realities by making papier mache objects that mimic reality but clearly differ from it, making paintings of fantastical creatures that can be staged in the environment, and using photography as a means to document our current reality and make imagined realities concrete.