A Hole in
My Heart Pledges Allegiance to America, begins in the high deserts of
Arizona, passes through the heartland of Indiana, and ends in the industrial
flatlands of New York. In these photographs, there is an unfamiliarity that
could not be more familiar to each of us. Photographed from 2004-2008, what
remains is the ernestness of belonging.
" Americanness is nobodiness. Deep down, I feel like a nobody; and
this void in me is the ernest of my belonging. A hole in my heart pledges
allegiance to America". -Peter Schjeldahl, from the essay, America
Trace,
Trace implies both the action of drawing/copying,
and a physical impression or remnant of something that was. The process of Trace
lends itself to a practice based on working with found objects. The found object
is an important part of the work, which has a simultaneous reference to the
Surrealist practice of transforming the common or everyday, coupled with an
environmental consciousness in which the seemingly insignificant and banal,
takes the forefront of beauty and intrigue.
When
I See You, I will Show our Our Road.
I am interested in the experience of place. This series of photographs
examines the domestic aspects of my immediate families life, home, and
travels.
"To be lost
is to be fully present, and to be fully present is to be capable of being
in uncertainty and mystery." -Rebecca Solnit, from A Field Guide
to Getting Lost
sLowlife
is a collaboration between a Roger Hangarter and Dennis DeHart began in 2002.
sLowlife is currently a traveling exhibit. www.slowlife-exhibit.org
The
Salish Sea is the traditional name for the inland waters of Canada and
Washington State, stretching from Puget Sound to Johnstone Strait. In the
book, Photographs From the Salish Sea, Photographer Dennis DeHart explores
some of the regions unique natural characteristics including Orcas Island
and Mt. Baker National Forest. Photographs From the Salish Sea also examines
the intimacy of place. In part mirrors, in part windows (Szarkowski) Photographs
from the Salish is a rich photographic exploration of one the most beautiful
places in the world.
(un)
natural histories (in progress) How does the virtual
inform our perceptions of nature? How is it different, and simi liar in regards
to historical notions of the virtual such as in dioramas and paintings? (un)
natural histories is a creative research project
Carbon/Burn.
Installation of 40+ images exploring analogous associations
of origins, inside/outside, and desires
