A selection of photographs from January-May 2018 as I explored both the traditional 35mm technique and my surroundings in the process.

A series of photos from the installation of "American Progress"? in May 2018. Project statement: Featuring an iconic angel guiding settlers west, American Progress, by John Gast, was one of the most widely circulated images representing the idea of Manifest Destiny. In “American Progress”? I appropriate Gast’s imagery, unraveling his romanticized symbols to expose the violence that lies beneath our feet here in Maine. While not a site of westward expansion, Maine holds a viol

Close up images of embroideries from "American Progress"?. Project statement: Featuring an iconic angel guiding settlers west, American Progress, by John Gast, was one of the most widely circulated images representing the idea of Manifest Destiny. In “American Progress”? I appropriate Gast’s imagery, unraveling his romanticized symbols to expose the violence that lies beneath our feet here in Maine. While not a site of westward expansion, Maine holds a violent colonial legacy