Video & Photo Installation

Tree Views, 1992
photography installation, 911 Media Arts

Hither Hills / These Places Unknown, 1991
single channel video installation

Through My Mind's Eye, 1990
eight channel video installation

Chaos / Or My Soul in the Water, 1989
four channel video installation

The Forest, 1989
single channel video installation

Tree Views is a study of the relationships within the natural life/death cycle of all things on earth. After the volcanic eruption of Mt. St. Helen's in Washington, the surrounding forests were left flattened, with massive tree trunks lying down in a pattern reflecting the direction of the blast. The "forests" were dead, dry and bleached grey, stripped of their bark and branches.

I photographed portraits of the few trees left standing, those with a clear view of the entire surrounding mountain hills, but with no sign of life in sight. The photos are printed on blueprint paper, which over time fades in the sunlight. The windows boxes are lined with natural objects: pumice stone, dead sticks, bleached sea shells, rusted iron bolts, and one fresh-cut tree log.