Unreal Realities-Cambridge/Boston

The series is directed at re-examining the traditional, supporting role of a city backdrop to a defined subject in an urban portraiture. In this series, an original photograph is blended with the elements taken from the edges of the frame utilizing a Fibonacci based sequence of numbers to create an expanded cityscape surrounding the subject. By manipulating both proportion (relative size of the subject to its surrounding) and scale (overall size of the elements within composition), these surreal cityscapes are meant to blur the line between the subject and its surrounding by competing for presence in the frame i.e. each playing a competing yet supporting role toward the total composition. The final images depict urban landscapes containing spaces with vast perspectives where buildings soar above the human scale and architectural elements unique to each city produce one of a kind patterns.