Everywhere, Texas is a photographic survey of commonalities through abstract environmental landscapes. Photographed as reality based dreamlike states, these images often trigger emotions of social awareness and the chaotic nature of being. Stream of consciousness images, often accidental, are solitary reminders of histories and stories untold that live only in the viewer’s imagination. As a paradigm of despair and cynicism, they also evoke a sense of diluted tradition that can often be found in any location, or what I call Everywhere, TX.
Traveling through the United States and abroad from 2004 – 2010 I’ve captured a sense of life as it exists frozen in time. From the desperate suburbs of Anchorage to the hopeful expressions in alleyways of Seattle, the disparate become recognizable. Through billboards and flyers in Philadelphia to the literal writing on the wall of “viral love” in New York City, this simplicity is effective proof of life. These still life images are a testament to life’s residuals and how we are affected by the mysteries left behind. Through each state I’m reminded how diverse Texas is from wilderness to cityscape. I’ve witnessed how the ordinary becomes less ordinary once it’s taken out of its familiar environment.
