Insulae

The series of photographs capture what appear to be ‘islands of light’ at night. There is a sense of confined gloom fighting with darkness that all around turns into oblivion and mystery. This shroud of brightness envelopes all things that are built as a defense, both the physical and the light barrier. The islands of light represent, in 2010, US navy housing complexes and structures located nearby, in a dark and silent countryside. They are confined and isolated ‘towns’ that are built for American soldiers and their families to live all around the world. It is an interesting example of a type of modern auto-segregation for a Nation symbolic of universal freedom…

Insulae photographs are part of the permanent collection of the George Eastman House.

Year: 2010 - Archival Pigment Prints | Optionally mounted on Dibond or Diasec | More Information | Artist Statement