As a curious child, I began walking from home, discovering the world as a place of wonder and exploration. By adolescence, I was carrying a camera and photographing what I observed. After moving to Manhattan in 1976, I began exploring the West Side of Manhattan and the Hudson River, initiating what would become a lifelong investigation of this landscape and its infrastructure. As real estate development continually reshaped the area, its evolution became an enduring source of fascination and inspiration.
I have always favored the expressive potential of photography over its descriptive accuracy. My early work was rooted in a sense of place and atmosphere, producing uncanny streetscapes often compared to Edward Hopper and Giorgio de Chirico.
Most days of the week, I still walk the area with a childlike curiosity. Whereas before my imagery was about atmosphere and place, my recent work observes minute details, plucked from the urban panorama, elements so visually insignificant that they usually dissolve into the background of the city. Looking at construction sites with an eye informed by drawing and sculpture, these reductive images transform ordinary building materials into found art. Today, I also work in video, making mesmerizing videos of the Hudson River and other motion studies.