“Experience the beauties of nature, and in doing so learn about yourself.” — Japanese proverb In the midst of international lockdowns and restrictions, we have developed a new relationship with our surroundings, becoming more conscious of how we move in, around, and through space. We spent an inordinate amount of time indoors, examining nature through […]

No matter what medium Gregory Siff employs, his works are visceral creations bearing ethnographic symbols containing memories of childhood, family, and happiness.  His process is gestural and guided by the textures of paint, Krink, spray paint, pencils, colored markers, crayons, and whatever else he may discover across his studio.  The unmistakable authenticity of Gregory Siff […]

The outstretched branches of the Joshua tree quiver with fiery spiky leaves and recede into the horizon. The single trunk that supports the once-thriving plant species still stands despite enduring intense heat and the unforgiving wrath of flames.  Rainer Hosch’s documentation of the scorched earth in the aftermath of the Dome fire, just one of […]

“Did we forget? Life is a thrill!” The studio echoes with the unmistakable charismatic voice of Gregory Siff. The proclamation is accentuated by the cadence of his Brooklyn accent and while much of his face is covered by a cloth mask bearing the official logo of the Major League Baseball commission there are traces of […]

  Four years have passed since visiting Enrique Martínez Celaya at his Los Angeles studio. Returning to the immaculate compound assuages my mind, knowing that despite the cataclysmic changes that have dictated the recent circumstances of my world, the studio remains free of the impurities of an otherwise unpredictable landscape overrun by chaos and disorder. […]

All told, I visited Desert X on three separate occasions.  The ability to pack one’s car with a camera, backpack with every conceivable charger, hub, adapter and laptop along with notebook, and an overnight bag is liberating.  Everything one needs to explore, capture and create can fit neatly in the trunk or in the passenger seat. […]