Stillness
chromogenic prints, 2003, each 16" X 32"

The series Stillness continues an attempt to reconcile a disjointed history.  Perhaps its true intent is in the impossible desire for reconciliation itself.  Making use of vintage family photographs, Stillness turns to them as sources of evidence, seeking clues in tiny isolated fragments of glances, hand gestures, clothing details, etc.  These black and white fragments are paired with details of landscape images recently taken on visits to the rural landscape surrounding my ancestral village. The still within the still—to which Stillness refers evokes not only a sense of searching for clues and evidence, but also the mystery which descends upon these images with the passing of time.  In Stillness, a fleeting glance, frozen gesture or landscape detail, evoke the desire to connect with lost persons, a particular locality, and a broken lineage.