Energy

Thought emphasizes
The way
We experience

Light creates a sense of mystery.

“The whole purpose of science is to find out what things are really like.” – Richard Feynman

Intimate confines
Placeholder for a body
Absent but implied

Consciousness shapes our experience of the world.

“To the phenomenological attitude, the world is not a collection of things, but a field of phenomena.” – Edmund Husserl

So as
To stand out
From the surface

Low-angle acute side-light allows shadows t0 play an integral role.

“I think photography is closest to writing, not painting. It’s closest to writing because you are using this machine to convey an idea.” – Mary Ellen Mark

Form experience
Object transcends
Present representation

Disparate elements appear as a collection of phenomena, particulars of experience awaiting interpretation.

“Art… is expression for expression’s sake.” – Benedetto Croce

Individual existence
Indifferent universe
Isolation defiance

The light bulb’s existence precedes its function.

“Technologies of illumination in this period had a great effect on how society operated and how people experienced space and reality.” – Richard Leahy

Skull extensions
Mirror reflection
Illuminator assemblage

Physical light is used to direct a moody rustic atmosphere.

“The past becomes a texture, an ambience to our present.” – Paul Scott

Rather active
External stimuli
Meaning construction

We must acknowledge the reality of the illusion, while still recognizing that it is not the same as the thing itself.

“The truth of the matter is that our three dimensions are only a way of looking at things.” – Edwin Abbott

Towards rock and shadow
Shifting sand
Co-constituted

By considering the rock and the sand as objects of our consciousness, and by considering the relationships between them, we can gain a deeper understanding of the nature of consciousness itself.

“We do not simply receive the rock and the sand as they are. We actively interpret them, based on our own past experiences and expectations.” – Edmund Husserl

1797 recipe
Small batch
Rare opportunity

Spirits on display at the distillery use Virginia grains and a two century old recipe.

“I have always been inspired by Belle Grove, and especially by its history of having a distillery integrated with its agricultural operations.” – Rick Wasmund

Wooden pier
Extending into the ocean
Waves crash rhythmically

Discrete units of water crashing against the wood are part of a continuous flow, a never-ending becoming.

“Change is not movement, but creation.” – Henri Bergson