Mount Tabor, seen above, is where the transfiguration of Christ is thought to have occured. I stood viewing that scene in 2017. It looked so normal. I'm not sure why I felt compelled to punch holes in this photograph, but I think it's because I wanted to be able to see through this "normal" landscape to the glory of the transfigured Christ - which is to say - I wanted to see reality.
This piece and the one below are expected to open in the exhibit “Time & Again” at CIVA’s office in Madison, Wisconsin on October 2, 2020. I was glad to be invited to participate in this exhibit curated by Asher Imtiaz, who’s been making great images documenting the protests in Minneapolis. The exhibit is then available for travel for 3 years. More info here.
When I made the original photograph for One Rock on Another (below), I was wandering around the desert in Utah. These rock cairns became symbolic of memories stacked up. At the time, I had some memories I wanted to get rid of. I imagined an art piece where I would remove the rocks one at a time and scrape the sandstone down to sand, letting it blow away. After some reflection though, I decided that wasn't right. It was better to simply add one more stone. Keep adding one more rock, one more memory. That's a better reflection of how I'd like to relate to time. Through routines and rituals our memories get stacked upon one another, and the past gets included in the present.
One Rock on Another, 12x12”, inkjet print on transparency over copper in walnut frame.