Decay is a record of organic materials that have come into my possession. Some objects were found when I was a child playing in the woods behind my home, unearthed with great curiosity and amazement at my discovery, while others were passed along at some point. Each item holds its characteristics and identity.
Shot in-studio, the series includes color Polaroids and black-and-white film images scanned on a flatbed scanner. The Polaroids, lit with tungsten studio lights, take on a warm, monochromatic tone, emphasizing their stillness and age. I’ve pressed each one onto 4”x 6” wood canvases, giving these small, delicate moments a physical weight. The film images, scanned on a flatbed scanner and printed in 8.5” x 11”, offer a gritty and rough presentation matching the tone of the subject matter.
At its core, this series is about what remains. It explores the textures of decay, and the act of holding onto things—how objects, even in their breakdown, can become touchstones for memory. By revisiting these remnants from my childhood, I’m not just preserving them—I’m giving them a second life as quiet portraits of a time, a place, and a way of seeing. The items at the time of their discovery were an oddity to my adolescent mind. Unintentionally collected, they have followed me from place to place. These objects of fascination act as souvenirs from people, places, and a period in my lifetime. Not collected for sport or as some sort of status, but merely out of interest in the object at hand.
