Trash or Treasure in Placida 1
December 13, 2014
My friend Gerty has known me since we were 10. Yesterday she took me to a marina in Placida, Florida, that she knew would excite my photographer eyes. On the property is a treasure trove of discarded vehicles and other artifacts of human existence. My interest in these objects is not so much in the fact of their dereliction but in their material essence: the shapes, colors, and textures that weathering creates or enhances. More about my intent is in my reply to Vera Ersilia’s second comment on my post R2D2 1. This series of photographs begins with the back of a refrigerated truck, retired. I was especially interested in the shininess of the polished metal, the shapes that dents created, and the marks rust made.
Romancing Reality 