Well Groomed

Well Groomed is about the quirky ways nature is incorporated into urban environments. Trees grow out of squares cut in the sidewalk, hedges form geometric shapes, and potted plants stand isolated against cold, cement backdrops. There is a strong contrast between the geometric and the organic, the man-made and the natural. But we have grown accustomed to this polarity. We enjoy our parks that fit perfectly within the city grid and the orderly rows of trees that line our streets. These photographs do not delineate a battle between opposing forces—man vs. nature—rather they present amusing examples of how we maintain a close relationship with the environment. There is an apparent visual awkwardness to nature in unnatural places, yet that is how we preserve it in our urbanized surroundings. ​

Completed 2009-2010
​Archival Pigment Prints
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