may 2024, spectra group exhibition. 9 silver gelatin prints of various sizes on various papers.
this is about the transfigurative nature of attention. shown is a range of subjects from more objective, collectively experienced scenes of awe to quieter scenes made large by devotion.
can an armpit invoke as much wonder as the alps?
like the photographers all in a row for the same sunset, i’m first in line for you. forehead and nose pressed to the curve. hills and plains. creek and soil. everything beautiful reminds me of you.
1. tuft, 2023
3x2
2. what we left behind, 2024
10x14
the land reminds me of, 2024
10x14
3. alps, 2016
4x6
4. untitled, 2024
6x9
5. winter berries, 2024
9x6
6. dancing, 2023
8x12
7. atlantic shore, 2017
6x4
8. plains, 2024,
20x24
this forever is enough.
when I was unsure about having kids, there didn’t seem to be a good enough reason to bring someone into a world falling in on itself. how could it be ethical? god, what a condescending concern — as if a life with less ease than mine would be any less worth living! as if existence were only an enduring!
now I see her smile and feel the truth in every cliché about life being precious. we are almost impossible. one day you’ll know that it will have been worth it to be alive.
this is water!
