The word “Home” implies a deeply rooted, almost spiritual connection to a specific place. While the definition of the word may include requirements relating to ones place of birth or perhaps the location of a significant number of life events; home for me is the place where one can feel the most secure - the place to which one truly belongs, the place to which all others are compared, and the place that carries the heaviest weight when describing who we are, whether nor not we spent all of our lives within its borders. The photographs of Keepin’ It are sourced from my own archival negatives captured during the time which I lived in the location that, despite not having been born there, I considered to be my home.
These photographs carry with them a specific type of melancholy, the yearning for a place that no longer exists for me as it once had. After relocating to various parts of the United States, I have found that the place I once considered home has inexorably changed. The landmarks and waypoints I once depended on to navigate this place have been removed or obscured to make way for new growth within the city. While it seems silly to think that a place with so many other inhabitants would somehow stand still, I think there is always that small and hopelessly nostalgic desire for continuity that exists within all of us. On a deeper level, as the facade of this place continues to evolve, much like my own individual narrative, it begins to feel as if those connections that were once so strong begin to wither and fail. In their decay, they leave me to reassess my idea of what or, perhaps even more simply, where Home exists for me.
Deciduous
Archival Pigment Print from Medium Format Toy Camera Negative
2006/2017
Pendant
Archival Pigment Print from Medium Format Toy Camera Negative
2006/2017
Ivy
Archival Pigment Print from Medium Format Toy Camera Negative
2006/2017
Escape Mechanism
Archival Pigment Print from Medium Format Toy Camera Negative
2012/2017
Stone Wall
Archival Pigment Print from Medium Format Toy Camera Negative
2006/2017
Barrel
Archival Pigment Print from Medium Format Toy Camera Negative
2012/2017
Stop Pipe
Archival Pigment Print from Medium Format Toy Camera Negative
2007/2017
Long Shadow
Archival Pigment Print from Medium Format Toy Camera Negative
2006/2017
Support
Archival Pigment Print from Medium Format Toy Camera Negative
2012/2017
Fluff
Archival Pigment Print from Medium Format Toy Camera Negative
2007/2017
Tree Fell
Archival Pigment Print from Medium Format Toy Camera Negative
2006/2017
Size 13's
Archival Pigment Print from Medium Format Toy Camera Negative
2008/2017
Outside Window
Archival Pigment Print from Medium Format Toy Camera Negative
2012/2017
Overhang
Archival Pigment Print from Medium Format Toy Camera Negative
2008/2017
Evergreen
Archival Pigment Print from Medium Format Toy Camera Negative
2006/2017
Tilted Stairs
Archival Pigment Print from Medium Format Toy Camera Negative
2007/2017
Corner
Archival Pigment Print from Medium Format Toy Camera Negative
2012/2017
Jungle
Archival Pigment Print from Medium Format Toy Camera Negative
2007/2017
Hotel
Archival Pigment Print from Medium Format Toy Camera Negative
2008/2017
Depth
Archival Pigment Print from Medium Format Toy Camera Negative
2007/2017
