Work in progress

The American West is not a single story but a shifting constellation of landscapes, myths, and memories. Tumbleweeds² seeks to unravel these layers through photography and transformation. Images taken during a four-month journey form the foundation of the series. Some I digitally deconstruct, fragment, and rearrange before printing and overpainting; others I alter chromatically to destabilize perception. I pair certain works to generate new resonance, while portraits of Native Americans bring human presence into the dialogue.

The tumbleweed becomes metaphor: rootless, drifting, gathering fragments along its unpredictable path. This figure reflects both the process and the subject of the work—an exploration of instability, multiplicity, and reinterpretation.

Artists I have encountered, particularly Native Americans, have informed my questioning of cultural memory, whose representation is never neutral. Tumbleweeds² proposes a personal vision that engages the geography, history, and mythology of the American West, inviting viewers to reconsider its diversity through fragmented yet interconnected perspectives.

Technique: Photography, photochrom, drawings, video
Date: 2024-2025