Exhibitions

Current and recent exhibitions at Fotografiska Museum, Stockholm, 2023, Dowling Walsh Gallery, 2023 + 2021 and the Ogunquit Museum of American Art, 2019

 

 

Projections

In this new project, a series of 50-foot projected photographs, aphoristic poems, and motion pieces played on a continuous loop every night from the beginning of November through March 2021 on the exterior wall of Union Hall in downtown Rockport, Maine.

These large-scale outdoor public displays were a source of light and color during the darkening days of early winter. The current social unrest, political climate, and the virus intensified my urge to bring beauty into the community.

Free and accessible to all, I hope that these images might open a window toward feelings of wonder, feelings that we have set aside but so deeply need in these difficult times. I intended to surprise commuters on the drive home from work with a giant projection of hot pink flowers or an image of fire-orange ranunculus filling the grey concrete wall at a time of year when the days are getting shorter, winter is looming, and pleasure might be in short supply.

These projections serve as a tonic. They are a love letter to humanity; an invitation to open our senses to the world around us; a way of fostering joy, light, and beauty.

 

 

 

Neon

I am obsessed with different modes of making words more visual. Since 2010 I have been exhibiting my words in neon alongside my photographs.

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