Man v. Nature

With this collection, I wanted to see how diverse I could make these images while taking them all from inside my apartment (thanks to Corona). I initially wanted to make a collection of Coronavirus inspired images because of the current situation everyone is in, but instead I opted to only making one (#3). The other images are not necessarily related however I feel they are still rather provocative in their own ways. The image with the lamp and flowers (#2) was taken during the day but the light emitted from the lamp made the image appear as if it was taken at night. This selection of items as well as the moodiness of the image provoked a date night inspired title. In the final image with the toy gun (#1) I placed it in a proper handgun case as a dark juxtaposition between youth and gun violence.

This collection of cyanotypes displays every day grab-and-go items, items you would throw into your pockets or backpack before heading out the door. Each of these items serves a different purpose while some of their importance differs from person to person. I thought it would be interesting to randomly toss each of the times onto the paper almost like emptying your pockets after coming home. This lead to I think more interesting layouts as opposed to purposefully placing each item down.

I want to keep the identities of these objects hidden in order to leave the prints open for more interpretation.

These are all items I use just about daily.

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