“I asked myself, “What good is a photographer who can’t properly see or even focus?””
In this series of flowers I use use the camera to capture emotion. Soft lighting provides the effect of translucent petals and reduces details. This allows the audience to see beyond the physical realm and dive into an evocative representation of vision.
Being driven by my temporary blurring of sight following surgery, this series prompts a reflection on the unpredictable nature of life and the fears that come with it. Eyes, the intricate extensions of the mind, perpetually seek focus, shifting from one element to another to capture fragments of reality.
As flowers are the symbol of affection and recovery, they serve as a powerful reminder of the transformative beauty that exists beyond our ability to focus and control.
Frustrated with my long recovery process, I captured what life looked like through my eyes. Each photograph is deliberately defocused, inducing a sense of discomfort and proximity. When focus is disrupted, it may seem impossible to relax into the formless. Unveiling the subtle nuances of sight, the lack of focus becomes a metaphor for life’s uncertainties. Disturbance grows into acknowledgment of the beauty that arises when we accept these uncertainties.
“I wanted the strength to be happy again, to dance and be free, but I couldn’t so I had them do it for me”
In this body of work, the camera is a portal into immortality. Dried succulent leaves assume the role of characters brought back to life, to participate in a delicate ballet.
Each leaf contributes to the creation of diverse scenes, inviting the audience the freedom to invent their own stories about them. Through the lens of anthropomorphism, the audience is offered to view their joyous last dance, and is challenged to embrace empathy towards nature and the inevitable passage of life.
The metallic surface they are printed on creates a luminescence, a transformative element giving vibrance to the dancers and their movements. This illumination changes, depending on our perspective, lighting each act differently as the viewer moves across the room.
Motivated by a challenging period in which the desire for happiness and freedom seemed out of reach, I gave these Ieaves the freedom to dance. . . a dance that I was looking for.
“I brought these pieces to life yet their existence has transformed me”
This series photographed in Spain, delves into the movement of water, an oscillating canvas that connects all sentient beings. Through my lens, water’s reflections are slowed to a stillness, allowing their spirit to come into focus before dissolving.
Through the act of freeze-framing, I create a portal of understanding. This connection between ourselves and nature invites viewers to explore this symbiotic relationship and the blur that begs to be seen.
These images open a vortex where the fluidity of water embraces the stream of consciousness. The audience is encouraged to see things they have seen before in a new way, seeing their own interpretation in the reflections.
Meaning is found in a shift of individual perspective.
