Dreamhome Series

Home is a potent symbol. It has both a physical and symbolic presence for every one of us. It represents security, shelter, where our hearts belong and combine with our family. In many ways it’s our universe in miniature. Home, as a charged symbol, also has a dark side. As our dreams turn dark our sense of the sheltering aspect disappears. Home represents the unattainable for many in this era of foreclosures and national security issues. Home is also where death, disease and the most grievous sorrow all find us. Home is the place where secrets and privacy can evade the current vigilance of civil surveillance. My photographs depend on historical authority and physical beauty of tintype by which I expose all these issues of home and security in this time of insecurity and change.