Overtaken

I have become increasingly dissatisfied with the flatness of photography. After switching into digital photography and editing, the concept of layers and space became more and more dominant in my image making. It was in late winter of 2015 that building three-dimensional wooden layers came to fruition. Overtaken was actually shot in 1989 in Ottawa, Ontario near Alta Vista Dr and Riverside. I have applied various photo media to this composition but have not been satisfied by any. The relief aspect demonstrates and emphasizes the concept of the Individual being overtaken. Sadly, the house is no longer there. With the help of juxtapositions, I try to make the ordinary into something intriguing. I believe these compositions are influenced by my interest with street photographer Gary Winogrand, surrealist painter Rene Magritte, Canadian photographer Lynne Cohen, and Canadian painter Mimi Matte. The outcome of this blend brings comparisons into the surreal - where juxtapositions meet within a tidy and sterile stage-like surrounding.