Places Amongst Us

This series is about people and their immediate relationships with their environments. I sense that their presence is tangible, by what they have built or chosen to include in their individual territory

I am fascinated by the interaction of neighbors and the use of their common spaces. How people establish and use their borders, creating their boundaries. How they arrive at a similar dwelling and place, but then ‘mark their spot’, to make changes and to create something that speaks to their individuality. This in turn, creates a physical external structure and space that reflects the individual(s).

I think that we are constantly at odds with ourselves, a little internal angst, as we want to fit in and be a part of a larger community but yet want to be seen as an individual, not part of the faceless herd. And we bring with us our cultural background and individual context, and we want to try to establish our identity while not exceeding the local ‘norms’, to ensure that we still ‘fit in”.

That is the essence of which I am trying to capture, much like a formal portrait that captures the external form, attempting to illuminate the inner soul. It is that duality, that dance, which I seek to engage.