SEEING THROUGH THE HEART

This series is about the sense of place. I am working to make images that convey what I see. This incorporates the feelings through which my vision is filtered. I do not see things crisp and sharp but rather through layers of experiencing in the moment. The wind blowing, the temperature brisk or sweltering, the tangential sounds and smells of a place all affect what I see at a given moment. I feel places have a soul and I want to experience that soul. I hope for these images to feel like poems of a place and to convey the experience I carry within, when no longer in the place. I am after a sense of transcendence, an experience beyond the visual facts. I hope to hint at the possibility of spiritual transcendence into an otherworldly sort of place. I hope to imbue a quality of myth and a sense of looking deep into another world and back in time. I am drawn to metaphors and symbolism, but like them veiled in enough mystery to not be blatant. I have focused on atmospheric and light qualities as a means to illuminate the living and breathing of the place. I strive for a balance between ambiguity and detail. I am drawn to the juxtaposition of beauty and decay. Imperfection and flaws add a feeling of depth and enchantment. I feel decay can hold its own special beauty. When a place speaks to me I endeavor to make images that translate my experience into a visual poem, an ode to the place. When a place sings to me and says it could be home I know I am feeling its soul and the search begins. I may begin in a city but my path usually leads to remote rural areas of the countryside.