Stop. Run. Play.
When I first entered Scuola-Città Pestalozzi in Firenze, the children roamed freely in the garden. I was struck by their energy, confidence and joy of play. This project developed serendipitously over an eight-year period. My goal was to explore a child’s freedom of expression both individually and within the dynamics of a group. To record those moments in life when a child first ventures outside of the safety of the home and becomes a part of a new community in school and on the playground.
Brooklyn Again
Recently, I rediscovered some of the large format work I produced as a student. Using a computer, I turned the negatives into positive images. I would like to produce small photo/video installations in public spaces to be viewed with the touch of a screen.
Here & There
My desire is to present familiar objects and images to create a streaming dream-like narrative that transcends one’s cultural expectations. Though seemingly unrelated, a clothes-line, hanging pots & pans, landscapes, lawn items, even the human form, combine in a visual common bond that belies what is experienced when they stand alone.
Before We Read, We Play (new project proposal)
To document one elementary class over a five-year period in Gangi, Sicily. My goal is to investigate in more depth this concept of the freedom of play; as boys and girls team up in games or conversations, through wrestling, roughhousing, and handholding. Photographing the children during these formative years stimulates a larger discussion about the evolution of playground etiquette. How have the rules changed? Are open acts of affection or friendship encouraged or prohibited in today’s “playground society”? Does our current social, legal and national mores impose a new set of structures and controls on the way our children play?
When I first entered Scuola-Città Pestalozzi in Firenze, the children roamed freely in the garden. I was struck by their energy, confidence and joy of play. This project developed serendipitously over an eight-year period. My goal was to explore a child’s freedom of expression both individually and within the dynamics of a group. To record those moments in life when a child first ventures outside of the safety of the home and becomes a part of a new community in school and on the playground.
Brooklyn Again
Recently, I rediscovered some of the large format work I produced as a student. Using a computer, I turned the negatives into positive images. I would like to produce small photo/video installations in public spaces to be viewed with the touch of a screen.
Here & There
My desire is to present familiar objects and images to create a streaming dream-like narrative that transcends one’s cultural expectations. Though seemingly unrelated, a clothes-line, hanging pots & pans, landscapes, lawn items, even the human form, combine in a visual common bond that belies what is experienced when they stand alone.
Before We Read, We Play (new project proposal)
To document one elementary class over a five-year period in Gangi, Sicily. My goal is to investigate in more depth this concept of the freedom of play; as boys and girls team up in games or conversations, through wrestling, roughhousing, and handholding. Photographing the children during these formative years stimulates a larger discussion about the evolution of playground etiquette. How have the rules changed? Are open acts of affection or friendship encouraged or prohibited in today’s “playground society”? Does our current social, legal and national mores impose a new set of structures and controls on the way our children play?