Flatland

"The Texas nightscape reflects a moment in time where fear is contained by aesthetics. In exploring the landscape at night, eyesight is compromised; sounds become audibly stronger and smells are more priment. Some nights are calm, quiet and tranquil and other nights are cold, loud and threatening. When I began this series, the landscape was flat, repetitive and unmythical. I decided to remove and manipulate the landscape to fit a different perspective. I imagine the land with luscious green pine trees and snowy mountains reaching beyond the horizon in one region; and tall cacti, tumbleweeds and sand dunes in a dusty dry desert in another. In regards to the spirituality of these images, the merging of opposite terrains is a symbol of the themes I experienced while photographing across Texas; the sense of belonging, facing fear in the landscape and challenging ideas of reality."--page 1.