Shortly after moving to the Boston area five years ago, I got my first digital camera. This enabled me to take 100 pictures a day for free. Among the many things that ended up in front of the lens was the diverse ground of Central Square. Ever since then I've been drawn to the lines, designs and textures of what we walk on everyday.
Eventually just taking pictures to hang on the wall wasn't doing it for me. I wanted more "create" and less "reproduce". I started making original images by arranging pictures and black lines in ways that create and recreate patterns. This gives the images puzzle qualities, giving the viewer something to figure out.
I also enable all the images to spin. Unlike pictures of dogs and flowers, the ground has no up and down; it's all just down. The "top" of the picture is arbitrary. I've found that a different orientation can significantly affect how a picture hits you. The pictures spin so that the viewer can decide what works best. Also, spinning is fun, and fun in art is underrated.
