Tempus Incognitus" is my series depicting hotel rooms to epitomize the transitory nature of modern life. Multiple exposures are shot over 2 days and created in camera with no digital manipulation. I shoot only at pre-determined times in the day and don't allow myself to wait for the perfect light. There is an anonymity to hotel rooms. Likely you’ve never stayed in any of these rooms, but you know each of them. These rooms also pique our curiosity about the stories held within them. Think Edward Hopper interiors awash in James Turrell colors with David Lynch directing.
"Tempus Incognitus" is my series depicting hotel rooms to epitomize the transitory nature of modern life. All sense of time is lost. There is an anonymity to hotel rooms – any personality is wiped clean for each new guest. These rooms have many of the elements of what many consider home yet they all have an emotional detachment from permanent homes. Likely you’ve never stayed in any of these rooms, but you know each of them. The status quo of modernity also means that these rooms could be anywhere in the world. In fact, these images were created in hotel rooms all over the world.
"Tempus Incognitus" records the day's transitional times and shows them existing concurrently. Multiple exposures are shot over 2 days and images are created in camera and on film with no digital manipulation. Each image is composed of 3-9 exposures. Only the light in the room is used – no colored bulbs or gels are added.
These images challenge our intuition about time itself and pique our curiosity about the stories held within those walls. Think Edward Hopper interiors awash in James Turrell colors with David Lynch directing. These hotel rooms lack personal effects to invite a narrative.
This series has conceptual underpinnings. I have rules that combine the element of chance in these environments with predetermined rules that provide underlying parameters for this process. I use a time-intensive technique that captures the evolution of light and emphasizes change in vivid colors. I shoot only at pre-determined times in the day and don't allow myself to wait for perfect light, I must adjust to the particular light given the confines of this schedule.
"Tempus Incognitus" records the day's transitional times and shows them existing concurrently. The Cubists painted individual scenes from several different perspectives at once. In this series, I photograph individual rooms at several different times of day from a single perspective.
I shoot with a medium-format camera and print on a large scale in order to enhance the impact of the colors and have intriguing details that draw one into an intimate distance.