No Vacancy

No Vacancy Small towns consume me like a favorite novel. I read slowly, exploring every word. The simple architecture, local industry, aging hotels, all but vacant motels, rain soaked cows, fenced-in dogs, sparsely visited gas stations, single dirt roads, weathered hands… all construct a narrative that ignite me with a multitude of questions. No Vacancy reflects the conjured narratives that begin to form within us as we pass through unfamiliar places. My relentless obsession of both photography and minimalism led me to layer a block of color on top of the image, essentially hiding a piece of it. I became deeply curious about the relationship between photography and minimalism; how we see and how we experience both an image and an art form. I found that combining the two adds a sense of movement and in turn, alludes to cinema and its heightened narrative. The color blocks, each playing a unique role amongst its black and white counterpart, inject character & complexity to the work asking the viewer to experience the image differently while ultimately commenting on photography as an art form.