How We Hold the Sun explores the transformational and relational qualities of light and water. I am fascinated by rivers as fluid beings with a complicated history - bodies representing power, agency, but also subject to attempts to control. I observe, and then reconstruct my photographs in the studio, or within the environment, that investigate the systems, both natural and built, that transfer energy and water from place to place. This series consists of intimate portraits of the Rio Grande in Albuquerque, often shown as layered moments within a single frame. Light and shadow come together to show the potential for connection between landscape and body. I invite movement through space and physical engagement, helping us slow down, pay attention, and shift perception. I ask: How can we show land and water as fluid, reciprocal experiences, rather than as fixed representations?

Each piece in this series takes on a form that best fits the image's individual needs. For example, some images are photographic 2 dimensional prints, framed between 10x15 and 30x45 inches. Others are photographs etched onto mirror, or mounted on dibond and displayed on the floor. Others are hung cantilevered from the wall and printed on transparency film so light activates a projected image on the wall. I am interested in how we experience photographs in digital and physical space and the potential to activate them in different ways via light.