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  • FIVE TREES, an installation

    25 original, continuous photo strips in groups of five, each representing a different tree from a different part of the world. PH neutral canvas backing, anti-UV lamination. 150 in x 190 in x 3 in From left: PINO ROMANO, JAPANESE CRYPTOMERIA, PINO SARDO, MASSACHUSETTS BIRCH, PARISIAN CHESTNUT (marked for destruction). These FIVE TREES are from…

    FIVE TREES, an installation
  • ORANGE BARK

    Photographs mounted on sintra32 in x 36 in I thought the complex, textured bark on the trunk of this urban tree showed signs of illness. I was surprised to discover the tree was in fact healthy, and was simply revealing its evolving skin layers…

    ORANGE BARK
  • BARK SCREEN

    Photographs mounted on aluminum, lacquered wood structure70 in x 70 in A commission for a private residence, this screen represents the bark of three types of trees. The soft grey-whites of a Massachusetts birch, blend into the strange orange-greys of a California birch, and into the deeper orange-browns of a Roman pine.

    BARK SCREEN
  • Virtual Wood

    In September 2001 I installed a photographic forest at Belcher Gallery in San Francisco. Virtual Wood tries to confuse the conventional perception of depth and distance and to disorient the viewer when – by simply turning around – he finds himself in a forest of skies. “A fool sees not the same tree that a…

    Virtual Wood
  • ORIGIN

    11 photographic strips mounted on canvas98 in x 65 in This work represents my discovery of the printed photo strip as an element of composition. It is one of my first experiments juxtaposing photographic strips in order to “paint” quickly and at a large scale. Each strip corresponds to a full roll of 35mm film,…

    ORIGIN