Lipkin Roll

The assignment was to shoot without preediting which proved to be fun. When I was walking in my neighborhood and thinking about what to shoot I began to notice visual patterns. As humans we mark nature with signs and signifiers of our presence. Street and traffic signs, hydrants, the above-ground pipes and controls for water and steam lines, all stick out oddly in the natural environment. They are physical proof of our attempt to control our environment. I found these industrial shapes - particularly pipes, water meters etc. and how they merge with nature and at the same time are completely artificial particularly interesting. Investigating these forms also reminded me of the work of the German photographers Bernd and Hilla Becher who photographed the remnants of industrial buildings with a particular emphasis on the recurring shapes inherent to manufacturing and engineering.