This project focuses on the idea of decaying urban geometry. These photographs were taken in Jackson, Tennessee, of decaying objects with geometric forms, such as the fire escape, the broken door, and the rusted wires. The method used to create the prints, cyanotype, helps to carry the idea of decay through, since cyanotypes often have imperfections.
The idea of decay was further emphasized through the use of negative space. The unprinted areas in the images serve as the idea of "absence." Often, we think of decaying things as abandoned, and there is an empty loneliness associated with it. The empty spaces in these images serve to represent that idea. In addition, these empty spaces are sharp and clean, in constrast to the rough, dirtiness of the images themselves. Additionally, the shapes themselves are juxtaposed against the image; for example, a triangle against rectangles, or diagonal against horizontal. Finally, decay was emphasized through the "happy accidents" that occurred during the printing process, such as the slightly fuzzy edges that occur here and there throughout the series.
