2014 1x1 Juried Show Purchase Award

Artist Statement:
"Throughout the course of my life I have always lived in the area that lies between a city’s downtown and suburbs. By being a part of a variety of “Midtown” communities I have noticed people from all classes living alongside one another framed within an eclectic backdrop. This project began with me loading film and walking out my front door. No grandiose agenda or specific thing I wanted to say... I simply wanted to slow down, explore, and see with fresh eyes. Through this process of working without a concept the images were allowed to shape the message. These photographs are a discovery of my community. The photographs include people, places, and ephemera that explore the psychology of my neighborhood by looking at the façade that is put up and hinting at the problems that exist on the other side."