Domestic Arrangements

Between the years of 2001-2003, I framed objects found in the homes of family, friends and neighbors with a 4x5 format analog film camera. The still-lives are magnifications of the material world that provide a rich visual experience. Seeing these objects take on their own characters, viewers may identify with them or their imagined owners through their distinctive qualities while reflecting on the divide of high and low culture, societal conventions, and the popular culture of a given generation.

In the digital age, these mid-century objects are part of our collective memory and

reflect how value and taste are defined. Using film photography, a material format, I

found meaning in the objects people held onto. I chose to document each of them

during a time when we were shifting away from materiality as a culture to preserve a

shared memory.