Portfolios
Natural History
Natural history museums began as cabinets of curiosities. To gather material, a scientist would go into the field. His only options of recording what he had seen were to either draw it or kill it. If he chose the later, specimens were sent to the taxidermist.
When I am in a museum, I act as a taxidermist. I am preserving the animals through photography. I use my camera to look into their eyes and give a small amount of life back to them.
I use the POP (printing-out paper) process because it is a historical process and yields rich detail and subtle tone. It is a perfect match for my subject matter: old, yet timeless. In my final presentation, the square format and wooden frames reference early display cases.
Miniatures
A well constructed diorama gives an overview of a place and a period in time. I am interested in telling the stories that can be found within that larger picture. Photographing these scenes is like street shooting. I look through the glass, the crowds and the buildings to isolate that one single moment between characters and their environment. My photographs are about the lives of these people, their relationships and the place where they live.
