Figures of Color
A project that looks closely at how black skin is represented in works of art, and the relationship between this representation and elements of light and darkness. Drawing inspiration from painters such as Alex Gardner and Jon Key, the images contain a painterly quality, which push the boundaries of photography. The work focuses on the marriage between color and form, engaging with stark Blackness as a rhetorical device, while leaving room for creative interpretation.
Interview Magazine, 2021
It’s Nice That, 2021
Nashville Scene, 2021
The New Yorker, 2020
The Independent Photographer, 2020
Nashville Scene, 2018
Figures of Color is an ongoing project that looks closely at how black skin is represented in works of art, and the relationship between this dynamic and elements of light and darkness. Drawing inspiration from painters such as Alex Gardner and Jon Key, the images contain a painterly quality, which push the boundaries of photography. The work focuses on the marriage between color and form, engaging with stark Blackness as a rhetorical device, while leaving room for creative interpretation.
Press
Interview Magazine, 2021It’s Nice That, 2021
Nashville Scene, 2021
The New Yorker, 2020
The Independent Photographer, 2020
Nashville Scene, 2018
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