Horizon Timeline
Life as a young adult. There are many uncertainties during this time in our lives. The promised possibilities and anticipation of a whole future ahead of us turn into questions as life starts to become all too real. Instead of worrying about what 9-5 job I end up pursuing, I thought about the continuous cycle of time moving forward; how each day was the oldest I've ever been and the youngest I'll ever be. I was in college at UW-Milwaukee, worried if sacrificing a chunk of my youth I'll never get back was worth a college degree that guarantees no promises. Nonetheless, I went to school to study something I had a deep passion for, photography, and enjoyed it very so. As a commuter, the road I took to school was on the edge of Lake Michigan. Along was the lake's infinite, crisp horizon line; a refreshing start and subtle conclusion to each day of school.
After a while, each time I drove by, the fascinating range of visual differences in color and texture became more apparent. In December 2018, I decided to start documenting the horizon line every day, in the same spot, to study its relationship between time and space. Using the horizon line as a metaphor for the continuity of time, this body of work is designed to show the visual changes of the space caused by time each day with some days as unique nuances. The continuity of time moving forward, unstoppable, is an anxiety that continues to latch onto me. How much time we have on this earth is unknown. We wish for our lives to be infinite like the horizon line but as humans we are finite. This grid of photographs represents a complexity of visual changes through time from one of life's most simplest, familiar, timeless landscapes. As I started to notice landscapes of my childhood becoming more unrecognizable as time went by, this sight alone regardless of the visual change it constantly experiences, will always exist in the light of my anxiety.
This was all shot on 35mm film. In a world that is in a continuous cycle of change both physically and technologically, shooting with film is my escape from that. A timeless technology that is not digital but analog, acting as a recollection of my childhood and comfort from the forward momentum of time.
After concluding in April 2020, I now recognize this documentation as part of my past. As I was facing the circumstances of transitioning into adulthood, visiting the sight of the horizon composed a sense of peace for me in the chaotic world surrounding it. Photographs document a moment in time and freeze that moment forever. These are the images of the horizon I viewed and documented; as time will continue to move forward these images will never change.
Read MoreAfter a while, each time I drove by, the fascinating range of visual differences in color and texture became more apparent. In December 2018, I decided to start documenting the horizon line every day, in the same spot, to study its relationship between time and space. Using the horizon line as a metaphor for the continuity of time, this body of work is designed to show the visual changes of the space caused by time each day with some days as unique nuances. The continuity of time moving forward, unstoppable, is an anxiety that continues to latch onto me. How much time we have on this earth is unknown. We wish for our lives to be infinite like the horizon line but as humans we are finite. This grid of photographs represents a complexity of visual changes through time from one of life's most simplest, familiar, timeless landscapes. As I started to notice landscapes of my childhood becoming more unrecognizable as time went by, this sight alone regardless of the visual change it constantly experiences, will always exist in the light of my anxiety.
This was all shot on 35mm film. In a world that is in a continuous cycle of change both physically and technologically, shooting with film is my escape from that. A timeless technology that is not digital but analog, acting as a recollection of my childhood and comfort from the forward momentum of time.
After concluding in April 2020, I now recognize this documentation as part of my past. As I was facing the circumstances of transitioning into adulthood, visiting the sight of the horizon composed a sense of peace for me in the chaotic world surrounding it. Photographs document a moment in time and freeze that moment forever. These are the images of the horizon I viewed and documented; as time will continue to move forward these images will never change.
