Reductive

2012-present

Focusing on scenes of blank facades and nondescript locations, these photographs explore the landscapes of primarily commercial environments as sites of interaction and intervention between competing economic interests. Employing a minimalist approach, I strive to avoid overt personal or political commentary, allowing the scenes to speak for themselves. I pay close attention to the formal and traditional elements of photography, such as unity, composition, and movement, while deliberately avoiding the over-aestheticization of these locations.

By restricting easily identifiable markers and eschewing popular destinations, each photograph becomes unique and self-contained, existing solely as an image on paper. Inspired by the legacy of the New Topographics movement, which challenged conventional notions of landscape photography in the 1970s, I aim to highlight the ambiguity and contradictions inherent within these ordinary, often overlooked landscapes. My work invites viewers to question their own perceptions and assumptions about the nature of landscape photography itself, and our roles as both observers and participants within the constructed realities of commercial environments.