On Special Projects: Diptychs

My diptychs are part of an ongoing series of photographs which examine the built environment.  The use of dual-frame images serves to emphasize the relationship between a specific site and the broader context in which it is situated, reflecting the interplay between public and private space, as well as notions of inner and outer spheres of activity.  The implicit boundaries and inherent grooming within a setting are part of an aesthetic which speaks to how inhabitants within an environment present themselves unto others, and is a theme in much of my social landscape work.  Through the diptych format, a more deliberate consciousness of adjacent space helps convey a sense of place, and also gives that neighboring space a life of its own, revealing both diversity and connectivity on the peripheries which we may sometimes overlook.  

One of my recent favorite images in this series isTokyo, Ginza  which features a fashionable boutique store at night.  

All of this leads to a sense of uncertainty which hints at the complex relationships between all of these components: the impersonal yet lengthy stream of passers by, the hard but also warmly glowing facade of the architectural subject, and the exclusive while also beckoning for attention promise of fashionable offerings within. 

Many thanks to Paul Wywrot (www.paulwywrot.com) for his technical expertise in the printing of these images.