Perspective is a series that examines the hidden beauty of the ordinary and familiar in our lives. It represents what is possible when you look at something differently; how a change in perspective can lead to a greater understanding of what it is you see and in turn a greater understanding of self. These photographs are of specific locations throughout the various Milwaukee Area Technical College campuses; places staff and students visit every day. Our experiences inform and bias how we view the world around us. Graphic compositions and abstraction are used to de-identify the locations and remove the framework and context from which to conventionally interpret and understand them. New meaning is revealed by showcasing them in a new light. The series starts and ends with the same location, but the photographic approach to interpreting it is different. To see the same thing differently, to gain a new perspective, we must be open and willing to change ourselves.

Perspective, Juried Show, Community Arts Collection, MATC, Milwaukee, WI, 2021