the series, ‘the flatness’ refers to both the material flatness of the photograph itself, as well as the perceptual flattening of the still life space. the images explore the tendency of the camera to flatten pictorial space and as a result, foster ambiguous readings. the still life arrangements are comprised of painted plywood boards, physical prints of photoshop gradient patterns, and photographs. there is a fertile tension between the compressed space of the image and the visual clues that allude to the dimensionality of the still life. the camera is the agent of uncertainty that invites seeing as both an intimate and critical exercise.
