I picture Baudelaire's flâneur drifting through the urban landscape, making small, detached observations that form an understanding of the modern city. In a similar way, I make my travel photographs when I pause momentarily. There is no time to linger, no time to fully comprehend, hence the photograph is grasped at surface level, in the transient light or peculiar shadow. What is shown is not readily recognizable from each place, but rather addresses the light and placement of objects specific to the in-between moments. I walk off quickly, the camera bouncing heavily as I continue, satiated by the colorful instant imprinted out of time. I revisit these photographs, but not the places– they no longer exist in the same way.
(Artist statement)
In my final semester at Fordham, I was fortunate enough to showcase my travel photographs in a thesis exhibition entitled Gracias por su visita. The series stems from the last two or three years of trips in North America and Europe (about 25% are from Italy, not surprisingly!) To see the exhibition book, which includes many photos from this very blog, please check out http://www.blurb.com/books/1284397 !
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