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In my ongoing series Pioneers, I consider the possibilities for regeneration in disturbed landscapes by documenting the plants that first colonize bare ground. Last year a neighbor clearcut a large section of forested land that I used to frequent. After the clearcut, ground previously shaded by the forest canopy was exposed to direct sunlight, allowing a new generation of plants to establish. Using cyanotypes, a photographic process that requires the same direct sunlight, I made portraits of these new landscapes.
Pioneers, Newberry Hill Clearcut I, 2015, 22" x 30" h, 100% cotton rag paper
In my ongoing series Pioneers, I consider the possibilities for regeneration in disturbed landscapes by documenting the plants that first colonize bare ground. Last year a neighbor clearcut a large section of forested land that I used to frequent. After the clearcut, ground previously shaded by the forest canopy was exposed to direct sunlight, allowing a new generation of plants to establish. Using cyanotypes, a photographic process that requires the same direct sunlight, I made portraits of these new landscapes.
Pioneers, Newberry Hill Clearcut II, 2015, 22" x 30" h, 100% cotton rag paper
In my ongoing series Pioneers, I consider the possibilities for regeneration in disturbed landscapes by documenting the plants that first colonize bare ground. Last year a neighbor clearcut a large section of forested land that I used to frequent. After the clearcut, ground previously shaded by the forest canopy was exposed to direct sunlight, allowing a new generation of plants to establish. Using cyanotypes, a photographic process that requires the same direct sunlight, I made portraits of these new landscapes.
Pioneers, Newberry Hill Clearcut III, 2015, 22" x 30" h, 100% cotton rag paper
In my ongoing series Pioneers, I consider the possibilities for regeneration in disturbed landscapes by documenting the plants that first colonize bare ground. Last year a neighbor clearcut a large section of forested land that I used to frequent. After the clearcut, ground previously shaded by the forest canopy was exposed to direct sunlight, allowing a new generation of plants to establish. Using cyanotypes, a photographic process that requires the same direct sunlight, I made portraits of these new landscapes.
Pioneers, Newberry Hill Clearcut IV, 2015, 22" x 30" h, 100% cotton rag paper
In my ongoing series Pioneers, I consider the possibilities for regeneration in disturbed landscapes by documenting the plants that first colonize bare ground. Last year a neighbor clearcut a large section of forested land that I used to frequent. After the clearcut, ground previously shaded by the forest canopy was exposed to direct sunlight, allowing a new generation of plants to establish. Using cyanotypes, a photographic process that requires the same direct sunlight, I made portraits of these new landscapes.