Barbaric Glass Couplets

The lens of a camera can only capture what’s in front of it. To create the “Barbaric Glass” images, I interpose a second lens of ice, whose imperfections capture the myriad ways it's possible to view and therefore interpret the same scene. Whether created in a tray or broken out of a frozen pool or puddle, each piece is unique and can alter a scene in countless ways, depending on how it is held and how it changes with the light and temperature. The effect of the ice can most easily be understood in these “couplets.” "There are many truths, but they are not parts of a truth, though we’d like them to be, and pretend that they are."