Final_Series

Dreaming of a Post Apocalyptic Family

This series was inspired by the work of surrealist photographers of the 1930s, such as Maurice Tabard and Man Ray. I wanted to achieve a look that was similar to stacking images, but using reflection, transparency, and light to achieve these results. I also experimented with longer exposure times to express the "ghost like" movements of the subject. To me, this seemed to be an ideal way to encapsulate a dream in an image. The subject is thus allowed the duality of remaining suspended in constant motion for eternity, and never really moving at all inside the framing of the composition.

Those with a careful eye may recognize this particular example of rope work is influenced by the ancient Japanese Art of Shibari. While this is not something that is part of my waking life, It has a special place that torments my soul in my dreams.

This final series is about dreams and not fully understanding where they start and end. The point of entry into the context of this work is not the thing that fairy tales are made of. Rather, it is the poor quality of sleep and a slow erosion of the mind, where one has forgotten where the journey started, and in which direction they were headed. The world that is awake sees you lash out in your sleep. The dream world penetrates your waking mind and shows you things that are impossible. If and when you too, spiral down to this dimension of non-reality, how will you find your way back to a reality, in which you belong?