Some quick photos from the 1st semi-annual “Stuff inside of Stuff” Potluck (unsubstantiated rumors are circulating about a forthcoming sponsorship by Stuff Magazine).
spinach dip in a bread bowl
hummus in a pita bowl and guacamole in a watermelon (why not?)
egg roll quiche with egg roll wrapper crust
lasagna enchiladas
rueben eggrolls
girl scout cookie cookies and milk with chocolate ice cubes
Photos from tracking gorillas in The Bwindi Impenitrable Forest–which, despite its name is not a locale in LOTR or Zelda, but a National Park in Southwestern Uganda.
Working until insane hours of the morning, I end up driving home through deserted streets. Over the months have come across some interesting glimpses of that which normally goes on while we are sleeping. With this blog, and my own frustration, pushing me, I have taken to keeping my camera in my car, and, overcoming the draw of my bed, stopping and photographing what I see on the way home.
Here is the first installment. I, like you, have driven by late-night construction crews countless times, blinded temporarily by light towers. However recently I have seen an advance in work-site lighting: these floating globes, acting like soft-boxes, cast even beautiful light over the men and their work.
A few images from a series I was working on in the fall of 2007 in Chiang Mai. One of a couple projects inspired by many hours spent out on my balcony on beautiful bright moonlit nights. It was during this period that, for the first time in my life, I found myself taking note of the cycle and movement of the moon. The moon’s pace provided perspective to the sometimes hectic speed of day-to-day life, and given my impending return to the US, a reminder as to the steady march of time.
I just rediscovered these images while preparing for a show in April. Printed as squares, and framed without mats, the images take on an almost modular quality, becoming interchangeable and rearrangeable, losing the very notion of time passing that originally drove me to create them in the first place.
Entering this Soda store in LA, I couldn’t help but think of Andreas Gursky’s iconic dollar store photos. Beyond its impressive stock, the place looked perfect– from the old supermarket meat cases that displayed candy bars to the peg board shelving.
I love the way that packaging used to look. I don’t think this is so much a nostalgic thing, it’s just that there is something there that has been squashed by high concept ad agencies hired by multinational corporations to create campaigns using focus groups and online communities. I think the simplicity is often reflected in the packaging, with its hard graphic lines, solid patches of bright color, and boxy modern fonts.
I found the sheer repetition in the packages mesmerizing.
A few images from Cuzco on Good Friday. At dusk, we stepped out to the Plaza de Armas to watch a procession bearing the coffin of Christ.
