Island

These photographs were made over the course of two years, all from the same point of land, high above the North Atlantic Ocean, looking east from the eastern-most point of North America.

The origin of the series Island was a reaction to the noise of the world and the noise of the image. It is the paring away of all that noise, distraction, and trouble. It is ancient history, present, and distant future. All of these photographs portray one specific piece of geography, yet it is a universal piece of geography. The work is an attempt to get at something simple, primal, and familiar. It is celebratory and it is mourning. It is at once intended to provide a feeling of reassurance, and, conversely, a sense of discomfort and disorientation. Absence and presence are held at odds with one another. The series explores the inherent contrasts and contradictions we feel when we are confronted by nature, by space, by ourselves.