Variants IV

* Please note: This piece has been selected to be in the 2024 Exposure Photography Festival in Calgary from February 1 -

   March 3. If you are interested in seeing it in person it will be hanging in Contemporary Calgary (gallery).  Let the

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   If this  piece doesn't sell during the festival I will change its status to 'AVAILABLE' on this site. 

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Variants IV is part of a series using photographs of 19 water shut-off valve covers embedded in the asphalt of a street near my home. Though I was drawn their circular shape, I quickly began to notice the unique characteristics of each one as I photographed them. 

As I tried to put into words the essence of my work, I discovered the Japanese aesthetic of wabi-sabi. In his book, Wabi-Sabi for artists, Designers, Poets & Philosophers, Leonard Koren describes an object that elicits wabi-sabi as having corrosion, and details that are overlooked, among other qualities. The wear and tear (corrosion) caused by road traffic, and the variety of letters and text imprinted on the steel (overlooked details), was the impetus for creating the Variants series.

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