I’ve been studying trees for decades through my camera lens, drawings and paintings; when I pass by a florist’s storefront at night, the garden behind glass jumps like playful fearless puppies.

Recently, these connections with trees began to resonate at an even deeper frequency in particular locations. I did some research and realized the resonance on these grounds is caused by the good work in progress on these grounds.

These photographs are the trees around Churches that have been quietly doing the work of Reparations, despite lack of federal progress. Some have long histories of noble courageous humanitarian work. Trees are rooted in land that owns us.

BFA from The Cooper Union for Science and Art; traditional egg tempera and fresco painting training in Cortona, Italy on full scholarship. Studied computer science, digital photography, and silk painting at F.I.T., analog field recording, film sound design, and nonlinear editing at SUNY Binghamton. With Yeuda Ben-Atar’s guidance, practical sound design has transformed into synthesis and sequencing.

Audio Video teacher at NYU Graduate Center of Advanced Digital Applications, NYU Continuing Ed, NY Film Academy, The New School, BMCC, The Edit Center, Future Media Concepts, Soho Editors, and national certified Apple Authorized Training Centers (Final Cut Pro, 3D Motion, Apple Certified Trainer) 2003-2012

NOTABLE EVENTS

ABSTRACT ETERNALISM at the MoMA Sculpture Garden

ETERNAL BEACH at the MoMA

GROMMETS in 5.1 surround at the Berlinale 2015

NOTHING/MOVING: A MULTICELLULAR ORGANIGRAM in multichannel AV at Maya Stendhal Gallery

PROGRAMS, MULTICHANNEL INSTALLATIONS, FESTIVALS

Jeu De Paume Museum Paris, San Francisco Cinematheque, River to River Film Festival, Tribeca Film Festival, Hong Kong Film Festival, Circulo de Bellas Artes Madrid, Maya Stendhal Gallery, SONAR festival at the Caracas Contemporary Art Museum, CalArts Film/Video Cinematheque, Haus der Kulturen der Welt Berlin, Diapason Gallery, The Alejandro Otero Museum, National Cinématheque of Spain, Manchester Metropolitan University of England, International Biennial of Contemporary Art Venezuela, 9th Korea Experimental Arts Festival Seoul, Happy New Ears Festival Belgium, Q-02 Belgium, Ear to the Earth Festival, Judson Church, The Stone, SYNCH Electronic Festival, Phatory Gallery, HOWL Film Festival