In deep cold, water freezes fast and milky, obscuring whatever lies beneath the surface. But when temperatures hover, clear panes can form, often slightly warped like the first glass windows. Starting from this simple concept, I capture the interplay of air, water, and temperature in images that celebrate the beauty of the intricate physical processes that control all life on earth, including our own.
I photograph flowers from my garden beneath sheets of ice placed over moving water. Fragile, transparent, and reflective, they serve as both metaphor and lens for understanding our complex relationship with the natural world. Melting and reforming in barely freezing temperatures, trapped air is exhaled in bubbles that break then reform, flowing with the current, closing in then bouncing out from petals, themselves moving with the waves. Retaining their shape as they rise, they defuse the light into pearls, until sometimes breaking open to glitter the surface that traps them. It’s an intricate dance that both obscures and articulates these blooms, once alive and growing, now frozen in time for study.
Diptychs
Triptychs
Quadtychs
