Transient

Transient is homage to faded memory. The allure of abandoned buildings and the beauty of their decay have inspired me to create images evocative of ephemeral memory. In most cases, the buildings were abruptly shuttered, leaving behind artifacts of the people that worked or inhabited them. The knowledge that these once vibrant spaces filled with workers, residents and lives now are filled with decrepit machinery, rust, weathered paint and rot is unsettling. The impermanence of the decomposing structures tossed aside is a stark contrast to what was originally a stable secure landscape and way of life. When closed, jobs were lost, people relocated and the transient nature of our existence was exposed as lives and communities became forever changed.