In my latest series Micro Nature, I digitally scan microscopic plant and animal matter. Through this process I am able to magnify, document and abstract an unseen hidden world of complex forms, textures and bright vibrant colors. I am interested in how color, pattern, texture, and form of a living organism play a role in the natural selection process, an underlying silent code of visual signals. My work explores mating, camouflage, natural selection, seduction and the inevitability of decay.
In my series Lepidoptera Abstractions, I magnify, document and abstract the subtle markings of Lepidoptera’s wings. I am interested in how color, pattern, texture, and form of a living organism play a role in the natural selection process, an underlying silent code of visual signals. Though the distinct markings of the butterfly and moth wings were not merely created for their visual beauty, I hope to transform them into something symbolic and monumental by abstracting natures' markings with the representational aspect of the camera lens.
