Shadows Talk

I have been aware of the rhythms that move the world since I was a teenager. I remember the first time I laid on my back in a field, watched the clouds floating by overhead and felt at one with the universe. It seemed such a simple thing to experience. I wonder why it is so easy to forget that feeling in the rush of everyday life.

My days are made up of comings and goings. The sun rises and brightens the day. It follows nature's course and I often shape my activities around its movements. I watch the light and chase the shadows. I watch them both plays tricks as they move about like a dancing butterfly, a lazy dog, or horse on the run.

Shadows Talk is a series of work that by its very nature is on going. The light is seen in all its shapes; the shadows talk in many voices. Observing the interaction of these two forces I see parallels between new and old, past and present, the seen and unseen. For me pinhole photography creates a thread between these two worlds. It is a search for balance where light and dark come together in a natural way.

Certain scenes invoke my past, some reach further back to my ancestral roots. Others help me to imagine the future. Most however excite me because they are unique moments in the here and now. Partly they are special because they are personal and a record of my life. Yet I believe they also have meaning for others.

We all share certain similar memories, feelings of nostalgia, and a sense of deja vu. It may be a sunlit landscape, a crowded street, a sacred place, or a symbolic still life that moves us. It matters not which as long as we see, receive something, and continue on our journey.

Edward Levinson (2002)