Objects

Artist Statement:

Through these two photographs, I focus on the explicit contrast of obscurity versus clarity, using a green elephant figurine as the focal symbol. Placed on a dark wood surface against the background of stairs and railings, this figurine is a symbol of steadfastness, of memory, which connects tangible things with abstractions.

The first speaks to nostalgia and distance with its grainy, low-resolution quality. Textures here speak towards memory, be it something falling or hidden behind the fog of time, and invite viewers to lean in and fill in the gaps. Mystery is heightened through the use of shadows and subdued hues, which dares the viewer to perceive any details obscured or distorted by memory.

Operating the focus and light gives the elephant clarity in the second picture. The green color of the figurine and the railing around it brings about harmony; however, the starkness of the picture contrasts to the first, making one reflect on the nature of perception. This is a moment of realization when the hazy sight of something becomes clear, pointing to the transition from hazy recollections of the past to a present moment of understanding.

All of these images together reflect the path that memory takes, from obscurity to clarity and from distant recollections to vivid presence. These photographs invite the viewer to contemplate how recollections change character and take shape over time, and what we choose to remember and allows to slip into abstraction.

Artist Statement

These two images are a visual exploration of perspective, emotion, and the quiet storytelling of inanimate objects. Centered around a small teddy bear, the pieces juxtapose moments of solitude with engagement, invoking a sense of introspection and narrative curiosity.

In the first, he catches the bear looking away from the viewer, behind a railing. The composition is almost like longing or contemplation, wherein the bear is lost in thought, looking out to some faraway scene from a removed vantage point. The soft light and muted texture of the image drive home isolation and introspection of a singular moment.

The bear in the second picture is front-faced, thus more directly interacting with the world around it. For me, this feels a lot more personal and dynamic-the bear among other objects, the bearing of themes of connection and identity. The use of soft props and background elements creates a world that's lived in; layering the narrative.

These are photos taken to evoke one's feelings, personal and universal. The teddy bear is that childhood image of innocence and comfort, standing in as a character for human experiences of reflection, connection, and the spaces in between. Two juxtaposed perspectives allow the viewer to reflect upon their own moments of isolation and communion and the significance therein within the everyday.

Artist Statement

These two images are a contrast between the state of absence and perception with the whimsical magical vision of a cuddly toy moose. Light, texture, and structure invite viewers to consider the emotional staying power of stasis and observation.

The first piece presents the moose from behind as he is set in front of a soft and wide area. The mosaic-like effect achieved by the image enhances the abstraction, further blurring the subject and the environment. It's a view that suggests distance and contemplation, as if the moose were lost in thought or watching the world with quiet curiosity. The cool blue tones imply a feeling of solitude and introspection as the moose becomes a stand-in for the moments of human reflection.

The second image presents the moose facing forward; the warm colors and clearer texture bring it closer to the viewer, immediately drawing them in. The "Canada" symbol stitched on its chest adds the piece to a real narrative-suggestive of identity, belonging, and connection. The relaxed attitude of the moose along with the wooden railing softens up the composition even more and thus provides one with a quiet, charming moment.

Taken together, these photographs represent the moose not as an object itself, but as a vessel through which to explore human emotions: connection and introspection, the space between action and inaction. By narrowing their purview to a small, mostly familiar subject, the works invite viewers to reflect on their own place within the wider world and find meaning in the apparently mundane.

Artist Statement

These two images speak to the fragility and resiliency of creation - a symbolic travel through a pencil. The works function as visual representations between potential and disruption, allowing viewers to question the nature of creation, failure, and renewal.

The first is a picture of the pencil on a desk with wear marks from past writers-the lead intact, in soft natural light. It's a composition that celebrates the simplicity and infinite possibility within one tool. The low perspective and muted tone give a feeling of calm and potential, continuing the metaphor of the unbroken pencil into ideas unrealized.

Another picture presents a radical turn: the broken pencil, the two halves scattered over the bottom, under an intensified, cooler light. The fractured form is poignantly powerful, symbolic of the inevitable interruptions and setbacks along the creative path. Darker, more abstract tones amplify the emotional weight of disruption; the lit fragments still hint at reconstruction or new starts.

Altogether, the photographs provide one narrative about creation's duality; its moments of clarity and wholeness, and the fractures that paradoxically often lead to deeper growth. By focusing on such a common object, these images call viewers to appreciate in both perfection and imperfection the beauty of their own creative journeys.

Artist Statement

This image represents an exquisitely fragile balance between miniature and giant. It mixes fanciful figurines with expansive, blurred ways of seeing nature outside the window. The image sparks an interior sense of wonder, allowing the viewer to occupy a liminal space in which imagination and reality cross.

These figurines standing on the windowsill suggest some sort of frozen narrative in which characters are ready to start off on some adventure or other, yet have been stuck in this tranquil moment of stillness. Each minute detail of the inside world contrasts with the outer natural world outside, where colors fade into each other, producing an ethereal effect. Cool shades of blue dominate in this picture and harmonize interior and exterior worlds into a sense of calm but mysterious harmony.

Here, I reflect on the themes of scale and perspective: how the small can be grand while the vast can be intimate. It is a reminder that the beauty lies in our human-made objects playing with the ever-shifting natural landscape. This image invites viewers to pause, reflect upon, and perhaps rediscover that little bit of magic in scenes from everyday life.