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statement

My photographs focus on the seductive and surreal qualities of nature, especially in relation to culture. I am interested in how we relate to nature, how we try to shape it and contain it, and it's ability to grow wild and throw off the best attempts to confine it.

I grew up in rural Oregon. My family grew or own vegetables, and my daily chores included milking the cows and gathering eggs. This experience taught me to pay attention to the details that made a thing unique. Living in Manhattan is the polar opposite, so for the last five years I've found myself seeking out the organic and the "natural" within the city and the suburbs. This nature often seems strange and funny to me in it's manufactured and manicured-ness.

When looking at my work, I would like the viewer to come away having seen something they thought they knew in a different way. I would like to challenge people's perception so maybe they'll look at the "normal" things a little differently.