The photographs presented in this exhibition are the result of my ongoing study of mundane things. I am intrigued by odd, overlooked places, such as backdoor loading docks, storage areas, or crumbling former businesses hidden somewhere behind newly flourishing stores. I am often drawn to specific textures, such as industrial metals, rust, splintering wood, concrete, and gravel. But beyond the physical appeal, I am also captivated by a sense of loss and mystery that emanates from these forgotten places. My experience of photographing in these spaces is quiet and still, as if the space itself is vulnerable and open to my exploration. I often focus my camera on things that are dilapidated and discarded. For me they have an inescapable presence, a history I can't penetrate. I often wonder about their story-- how they came to appear as they do.

This body of work is also about treating the photograph as an object that can instill certain reactions in the viewer. I'm especially interested in dealing with disorientation or distorted perception. I enjoy making someone wonder where and how a picture was taken, and allowing someone to feel changes in their spatial orientation while interacting with an image. By photographing monotonous things and transforming them into dynamic images that deal with moving through space, I hope to reconfigure them as monumental objects.