Excited to finally share our installation film, EARTH AFIRE, for ceramicist, Jonathan Cross!
It was a special project, and am grateful to have collaborated with Alex Cook to make this. Big thanks to Joe Berry for the beautiful score and to Frank Rios for helping assist on set.
Here are prints of some of my images from IN THE COMFORTABLE DARK OF MY ROOM. These took awhile to produce, as these were all handmade 1 at a time in Japan, but very pleased with the result. The paper is made from long-fiber Kozo which creates a soft textured sheet. The paper was left unbleached with natural deckled edges.
In creating these images, I actually experimented with layering a similar type of fibrous paper with my medium format camera to get this textured effect. So it was great to actually be able to print on this medium to intensify that sense of materiality.
Given that they took awhile to produce, I initially planned to have these just as a personal set. If there’s enough interest, I can try to get more made. Message me if interested! Higher resolution images on my site.
Had such an incredible and inspiring time in Japan. Explored more of the countryside this trip and went down the rabbit hole visiting ceramic studios and antique markets.
Some of my favorite moments include driving into the mountains of Hayama to visit an antique dealer who salvages boards from old homes to practicing Ikebana in the attic of a traditional machiya.
Grateful to all the kind and immensely creative people I met along the way
My time in Oaxaca brought such a relief of lightness after a year that’s been painfully heavy. Here are a few moments from that experience. One day we watched the sunrise at a Zapotec farm. We spent the rest of the day creating images and exploring the surrounding countryside 🌀
INNER LANDSCAPES
Part of a series exploring the inner landscapes of creatives and thought leaders
Director: Yonk @krotchy
Cinematographer: Tyler McGrath @ty_mcgrath
1AC: Alex Dametto @alex_dametto
2AC: Dorian Findlay @moshwarrior
Gaffer: Liam Vanderploeg @liamvanderploeg
Music: Brian Bender @bdbender
VFX: Lucas Hrubizna @lucashrubizna & Eugene Gauran eugenegauran
Rotoscoping: Samuel Minton & Nicholas Hildebrandt @getcrspy
Editor: Tyler McGrath @ty_mcgrath
Color: Sam Gilling @sgllng
Headpiece and Face Jewelry: Lance Victor Moore @lance.v.moore
Special Thanks to North of Now @northofnowfilms & William F. White @wfw_intl
Pictured here is the rim of a volcano with +50mph winds. Had an incredible 4 days out in the desert with @w.a.cook shooting a film about @jcrossstudio . Very excited about this one.
