Breathing in Place is an ongoing project consisting of both video and the still photography series, Superficies. The video pieces are interactions with the Great Lakes that explore the relationship of the body to the landscape, with audio pieces that add a meditative experience, and in the case of Lake Erie, a momentary portrait. I am interested in bodies of water for their constant change and erosion, the shore as a boundary line shifting and acting on the land, and the inevitability of the horizon, and how they can act as markers for meaning.

The Superficies series is made up of water abstraction banners large enough to create a corporeal experience for the viewer. This work is as much about perception and experience as it is about capturing an image. As a photographer, water presents the most wonderful of problems to solve – its diversity and ever-shifting nature is always compelling. As an environmentalist, I see my images as tribute to the profundity, necessity, and complexity of water as the crucible of life.