Spaces of dross are the in-between waste spaces in the landscape. Left as a result of sprawl, these spaces are in a constant state of flux between use and disuse. I explore these mundane spaces using the camera as an apparatus that can reframe and order the world. Through my use of the large format camera I create images of dross that also function as markers of the sublime. In focusing on spaces of dross, but using my camera more like a canvas, I set up a dualistic relationship between earth and sky in order reference painterly representations of the sublime. This relationship speaks to a high/low binary that exists in the American landscape between spaces of preservation and spaces of waste, humans’ free will to shape land and its use, as well as the ideologies that define the way we understand natural forms.
Solo Exhibitions
Mountains, The LAUNCH Gallery, Providence, October 14- November 2 2011
Group Exhibitions
Flux Capacity, Sol Koffler Gallery, Providence , April 6-22 2012
Alternate Terrains, Cohen Gallery, Granoff Center, Brown University, March 15- April 12 2012
Tickling Your Eyeballs, Gelman Gallery, RISD Museum, Providence, March 2- April 8 2012
RISD Expose, Providence, November 10-December 1 2011
Photography Dept Triennial, Woods-Gerry Gallery, Rhode Island School of Design, October 7-16 2011
On the Threshold of Something Else, Something Other..., Sol Koffler Graduate Gallery, Providence, September 7-23 2011
Incoming MFA 2012 Exhibition, Red Eye Gallery, Rhode Island School of Design, September 12 2010
Incoming RISD MFA 2012 Exhibition, List Art Center, Brown University, September 16-30 2010
Drexel University Senior Photography Exhibition, Philadelphia June 6-18 2010
PDNedu Student Photography Exhibition at SPE Philadelphia, March 4-7 2010
Midatlantic Juried Undergraduate Photography Exhibition, Stevenson University, Maryland, February 11-April 10 2010
Awards
PDN Annual 2011, Student Work Category
First Place, PDNedu Student Photography Contest 2010, Travel/Landscape Category
Drexel University Senior Portfolio Award 2010
Education
Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, BS in Photography 2010
Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI, MFA Candidate in Photography 2012
Solo Exhibitions
Mountains, The LAUNCH Gallery, Providence, October 14- November 2 2011
Group Exhibitions
Flux Capacity, Sol Koffler Gallery, Providence , April 6-22 2012
Alternate Terrains, Cohen Gallery, Granoff Center, Brown University, March 15- April 12 2012
Tickling Your Eyeballs, Gelman Gallery, RISD Museum, Providence, March 2- April 8 2012
RISD Expose, Providence, November 10-December 1 2011
Photography Dept Triennial, Woods-Gerry Gallery, Rhode Island School of Design, October 7-16 2011
On the Threshold of Something Else, Something Other..., Sol Koffler Graduate Gallery, Providence, September 7-23 2011
Incoming MFA 2012 Exhibition, Red Eye Gallery, Rhode Island School of Design, September 12 2010
Incoming RISD MFA 2012 Exhibition, List Art Center, Brown University, September 16-30 2010
Drexel University Senior Photography Exhibition, Philadelphia June 6-18 2010
PDNedu Student Photography Exhibition at SPE Philadelphia, March 4-7 2010
Midatlantic Juried Undergraduate Photography Exhibition, Stevenson University, Maryland, February 11-April 10 2010
Awards
PDN Annual 2011, Student Work Category
First Place, PDNedu Student Photography Contest 2010, Travel/Landscape Category
Drexel University Senior Portfolio Award 2010
Education
Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, BS in Photography 2010
Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI, MFA Candidate in Photography 2012
