I have lived in the south all my life and manifestations of this have crept slowly into my artwork. This piece is a visual stream of consciousness retort to where I live. I try, with even my most modern landscapes, to instill a feeling of uncertainty and tension. I generally try to do this subtly with framing and color composition choices. Pool, for example, has an ominous feel about it that is slightly off-putting even though it is a fairly straightforward photograph.

The beer cans act as the logical conclusion of southern living. They were meant less as a criticism and more as an abstraction of a group of people and how they live. With the beer cans I wanted to reflect on and entertain stereotypes of the south with mild cynicism. The entire project came as a precipitation of my attendance of the Southern Literary Festival in New Orleans.

Hush

Mulch

Pool

Sonic

Stairs

Beer Batter