Rocks and Clouds
These large-format black and white pictures were made in the five boroughs of New York City. Rocks and Clouds is half of a set (with New York Arbor) that considers how the natural world exists in an urban landscape. These pictures are also a meditation on time through ancient magma and fleeting vapors. The mirroring of rocks and clouds and the synthesis of what’s above and below the horizon have intrigued traditional Chinese painters as well as modern earthwork artists, such as Robert Smithson. Both were inspirations for this series. Made with an 8x10 field camera, Rocks and Clouds salutes slow photography in a digital culture.