Immaginary Views

Imaginary Views explores ordinary space, miniatures, and dreams, inviting viewers to contemplate ideas of place, belonging, and the constructed nature of our cultural narratives. I place these miniatures in everyday settings, allowing viewers to immerse themselves in a world of imagination, reminiscent of Alice’s adventures or a Lilliputian realm hidden within ordinary spaces. These images are not just photographs; they are portals to daydreams and refer to ideas of place, belonging, refuge, escape, and fantasy. They stem from my longing to find a place where I could belong, creating spaces that never truly existed but I hoped could somehow become real. These “classical ruins” are a disenchanted recognition that Western cultures use Greco-Roman archetypes to lay claim on those roots of civilization. During travels back to Italy, I juxtaposed these “ruins” against Romanesque, Gothic, and Baroque architecture, appropriating classical elements to further their claim to their classical pedigree. In South Carolina, this theme continued as I reflected on the pervasive use of neoclassical elements in institutional buildings like courthouses, state houses, libraries, and universities. The