Primordial

Black and white photograph of a nude couple against a backdrop of a waterfall that is depicting the story of Pontus being born from Gaia.

Black and white photograph of a primordial man frantically looking around his stark black surroundings while contemplating what it means to be alone.

Black and white photograph of a nude woman dancing with joy alongside a botanical plant that has a similar shape and form.

Black and white photograph of a man and woman. The man is moving animalistically behind the woman who is dancing gracefully. Next to the couple is a botanical detail of a plant whose shape is like a coiled ball of intertwined leaves.

Black and white photograph portraying a primordial man laying with arms outstretched with a primordial woman standing between his legs with arms at her side like she is a bird ready to take flight. To the right of the couple is a botanical detail of a plant that shares these same shapes.

Black and white photograph of a primordial man and woman in a tender moment where the man is arching back on two feet and one arm with his other raised towards the black sky and the woman is standing at his hip caressing his side.

Black and white photograph of a primordial man rising out of animalistic posture into modern human form alongside a botanical study of an evergreen branch that resembles the posture of the man.

Black and white photograph of a man and woman dancing under white flowers on a branch of tree that mirrors the gesture of the human forms.

Black and white composite photograph depicting a naked couple who are laying under the dramatic sky of a solar eclipse with a small bird watching over them.

A black and white photograph of a naked man and woman face each other with arms by their side and gaze into each other eyes against a backdrop of the solar eclipse at the moment known as the wedding ring.

A black and white photograph of a amaranthus blitoides (pigweed) plant that resembles a tree of life with a man and woman walking side by side in the background.

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Birth of Pontus

Lost and Afraid

Joyful Dance

Lust and Desire

Death and Rebirth

Intimacy

Rising Up

Dancing Under the Stars

Awe and Wonder

Equal Under the Stars

Tree of Life

First presented at the Richmond Art Gallery in January of 2019, this series presents an intersection of Neoplatonism and Zen art practices as a means of re-imagining a harmonious relationship between humans and nature within a framework of universal equality and oneness.

In this work I am creating a visual connection between human forms and botanical forms as a means of representing the nonduality that is expressed in Eastern philosophical and religious practices such as Taoism and Zen Buddhism as well as the Neoplatonist ideas about the Theory of Forms and artwork that seeks to make a metaphysical connection with spirituality.

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All prints are 48″x24″