Memories of the Present

How is it that pointing an unbiased mechanical device toward a certain landscape can reveal the human, emotional qualities inherent in that place? This is the question I am currently exploring.

These photographs are unique objects, made from unique objects. It started with an experiment, turning a discarded tea tin into a pinhole camera in the spirit of injecting a sense of fun and ease into the photographic process. I chose to use a special kind of photo paper that would yield a direct positive image rather than the traditional negative that must be contact printed to become its final print. The results are truly unique: the light records the image, and I develop the paper. No manipulation, no duplication, no composition. Just intuition, curiosity, and a little bit of chemistry to develop the results.

With the element of time stripped away (exposures range from 2 minutes to an hour), places take on a new appearance. Something of an essence becomes transferred. When I put out a camera, I’m asking a question. These images are the environment’s answers.