bulbs
I am always experimenting with methods, formats and materials that push photography to its limits. My most recent work using light bulbs, break those limits altogether. Drawing inspiration from the pioneering spirit of the California Light and Space movement, these works move the medium into newly deconstructed ground beyond the tradition and constraints of a photographic frame. Light itself is reconfigured. The bulb becomes the medium. The photographic image takes an unexpected form like the stanzas of a sonnet or the sequencing of notes in a music composition. The scale of my work compels the viewer to engage with the rhythm of this sequence. Leaning in to observe a detail – the image dissipates, dissolves, contracts, reveals a portion of itself then expands and coalesces once again with distance and the walk along the length of its illuminated landscape. The act of walking and moving towards and away from the imagery is an integral part of the experience.
THE FENS
2024 / 95.5”h x 6”w x 3”d / Blue mirrored Plexiglas on white Acrylic, archival pigment backlight print, clear polycarbonate tube, 8' LED bulb, electrical cordBIG SUR
2023 / 38”h x 58”w x 3”d / Matte White Acrylic, archival pigment backlight prints, clear polycarbonate tubes, 2' LED bulbsDRIFT
2023 / 95”h x 114”w x 3”d (dimensions variable) / Non-glare mirrored Plexiglas on black Acrylic, aluminum frame, archival pigment backlight prints, clear polycarbonate tubes, 2' LED bulbs
JOshua Tree
2023 / 47”H x 95”W x 3”D (dimensions variable) / Matte White Acrylic, archival pigment backlight prints, clear polycarbonate tubes, LED bulbs
FRINGE X
2022 / 110”H x 144”W x 144”D (dimensions variable) / Blue transparent PVC curtain, Yellow mirrored Plexiglas on black Plexiglas, birch plywood, archival pigment backlight prints, clear polycarbonate tubes, LED bulbs / Unique installation
BOUND/ARY
2022 / 82”h x 132”w x 8”d / Khaki and peach Acrylic, prefinished Maple plywood, archival pigment backlight prints, clear polycarbonate tubes, 6' LED bulbs, lift-off hinges, Stinger cable TEMPERATE
2021 / 32”H x 58”W x 3”D (dimensions variable) / Rose Quartz mirrored Plexiglas with etching on black Acrylic, archival pigment backlight prints, clear polycarbonate tubes, LED bulbs ASHORE
2020 / 46”h x 46”w x 3”d (dimensions variable) / 28"h x 28"h x 3"d / Bronze mirrored Plexiglas with etching on black Acrylic, archival pigment backlight prints, clear polycarbonate tubes, 3', 2', and 18" LED bulbs / or 18", 12", and 9" bulbs FRINGE
2019 / 107”h x 315”w x 155”d(dimensions variable) / Blue transparent PVC curtain, Yellow mirrored Plexiglas on black Acrylic, Baltic Birch pre-finished plywood, archival pigment backlight prints, clear polycarbonate tubes, LED bulbs, steel rods / Unique installation
DUNE SHACK
2019 / 30”h x 40”w x 3”d / lasted blue mirrored Plexiglas on black Acrylic, aluminum frame, archival pigment backlight prints, clear polycarbonate tubes, 3' LED bulbs
GREENER PASTURES
2018 / 84”h x 40”w x 12”d / Green-mirrored Plexiglas on black Acrylic, Archival Pigment Backlight prints, clear polycarbonate tubes, 2’ LED light bulbs,oak frame/pole, green bucket, concrete, toggle switch, Stinger cable DWELLING
2018 / 46′′h × 168′′w × 6′′d / Smoke mirrored Plexiglas on black Acrylic, aluminum frame, archival pigment backlight prints, clear polycarbonate tubes, 3′ LED bulbs
ZEPHYR
2017 / 102”h x 238.5”w x 96”d / Matte black steel shipping container, silver mirrored Plexiglas on black Acrylic, aluminum frame, archival pigment backlight prints, clear polycarbonate tubes, 2' LED bulbs
OASIS
2019 / 44”h x 80”w x 3”d (dimensions variable) / Red Mirror Plexiglas / Red Plexiglas on black Acrylic, Archival Pigment Backlight Prints, clear polycarbonate tubes, 2' LED bulbs
SQUALL
2016 / 84”h x 244”w x 3”d (dimensions variable) / White Acrylic, archival pigment backlight prints, clear poly-carbonate tubes, 3′ and 2′ LED bulbs
Thoreau
2016 / 60”h x 180”w x 3”d (dimensions variable) / Gold mirrored Plexiglas on black Acrylic, archival pigment backlight prints, clear polycarbonate tubes, 3’ LED bulbs
LUSH
2015 / 12”h x 1536”w x 12”d (dimensions variable) / Silver mirrored Plexiglas, archival pigment backlight prints, clear polycarbonate tubes, 2' LED bulbs / Unique installation
DEATH VALLEY
2015 / 94”h x 132”w x 12”d / Blue mirrored Plexiglas on black Acrylic, archival pigment backlight prints, clear polycarbonate tubes, 4’ LED bulbs
PINK CHURCH
2014 / 95”h x 141”w x 16”d / Pink-mirrored Plexiglas and black Acrylic, birch plywood, Archival Pigment Backlight prints, clear polycarbonate tubes, 4’ LED tubes CHROMOGENIC
2014 / 95”h x 288”w x 3”d / Black Acrylic, archival pigment backlight prints, clear polycarbonate tubes, 4′ LED bulbs