Film and Dark Room
One of my favorite parts about being at the Utah Asia Campus was the dark room. Having just gotten back from shooting film in Europe, soon after arriving in Korea I sought out the photography professor. After weeks of attending photo club meetings and workshops held in the dark room, I was finally given the access code, and permission to use the room whenver I needed. Along with the free black and white film, it gave me a chance to experiment with film, something I was unwilling to do when buying a ten dollar roll at the store. I must’ve shot close to fifteen rolls of film in my five months there, developing and printing each in the dark room when they’re finished.
When I began, I focused mainly on the forms of the urban enviroment trying to avoid people. It wasn’t until I stumbled upon the olympic skate trials in Rome that I started photographing people. Since then, I have combined these two styles into a study on the built environment and the pedestiran experience, like the one opposite.
Amsterdam, Reykjavik, Iceland, Amsterdam, Iceland, Lisbon, Amsterdam, Moab
Discount Dentistry Skate Wear
Personal Solo Project // Silk Screen and Rubber Stamp on Cotton
Late to class my freshman year, I was hurridly skating to class on my normal route. I didn’t realize I took the corner too wide until it was too late. Suddenly, I’m laying on the sidewalk, and a pool is forming around my face. So concussed I didnt fully come to till the emergency room, where I had six broken bones in my face, four broken teeth, and five percent body coverage of road rash. Recovery was a brutal process of surgery and time, but one night the following winter, I came to a realization. If I’m missing four teeth, and thats one eigth of the total, I should be getting a discount at the dentist, becuase they dont have to do their full routine. I never did get that discount, but I had already claimed the title for my art brand.
Now looking for something to brand, I got particulally motivated to create a clothing brand, something I had always wanted to do, but assumed it wouldnt happen till later. Through the process of launching Discount Dentistry products, I have taught myself silk screening, stamp making, and explored a new style of art and production. I never hesitated if it was too difficult a design challange, because to me, the hardest part was loosing my teeth.
