Downtown


The Wayfinding series departs from the static landscape, isolated in time and space, in favor of a dynamic vision of transition. In each image, the horizon is the primary recognizable feature that orientates the viewer while blurring obscures the foreground. Viewers are able to locate themselves generally, but a fixed location within that space is denied. The specificity of each image relies on the viewer’s internal recognition of a particular memory or association with the imagined space. The incongruities between the shifting foreground and stable background suggest the complex relationship between present and past, self and other, the personal and the communal.

The term, wayfinding, has multiple meanings. Wayfinding refers to the techniques Polynesian seafarers utilize to navigate open oceans without the benefit of navigational instruments or landmarks. Architects also use the term to describe verbal (signs, maps) and non-verbal cues for directing a person through a particular space.

Downtown
Los Angeles, Wayfinding

LA River


The Wayfinding series departs from the static landscape, isolated in time and space, in favor of a dynamic vision of transition. In each image, the horizon is the primary recognizable feature that orientates the viewer while blurring obscures the foreground. Viewers are able to locate themselves generally, but a fixed location within that space is denied. The specificity of each image relies on the viewer’s internal recognition of a particular memory or association with the imagined space. The incongruities between the shifting foreground and stable background suggest the complex relationship between present and past, self and other, the personal and the communal.

The term, wayfinding, has multiple meanings. Wayfinding refers to the techniques Polynesian seafarers utilize to navigate open oceans without the benefit of navigational instruments or landmarks. Architects also use the term to describe verbal (signs, maps) and non-verbal cues for directing a person through a particular space.

LA River
Los Angeles, Wayfinding

Koreatown


The Wayfinding series departs from the static landscape, isolated in time and space, in favor of a dynamic vision of transition. In each image, the horizon is the primary recognizable feature that orientates the viewer while blurring obscures the foreground. Viewers are able to locate themselves generally, but a fixed location within that space is denied. The specificity of each image relies on the viewer’s internal recognition of a particular memory or association with the imagined space. The incongruities between the shifting foreground and stable background suggest the complex relationship between present and past, self and other, the personal and the communal.

The term, wayfinding, has multiple meanings. Wayfinding refers to the techniques Polynesian seafarers utilize to navigate open oceans without the benefit of navigational instruments or landmarks. Architects also use the term to describe verbal (signs, maps) and non-verbal cues for directing a person through a particular space.

Koreatown
Los Angeles, Wayfinding

Jacaranda


The Wayfinding series departs from the static landscape, isolated in time and space, in favor of a dynamic vision of transition. In each image, the horizon is the primary recognizable feature that orientates the viewer while blurring obscures the foreground. Viewers are able to locate themselves generally, but a fixed location within that space is denied. The specificity of each image relies on the viewer’s internal recognition of a particular memory or association with the imagined space. The incongruities between the shifting foreground and stable background suggest the complex relationship between present and past, self and other, the personal and the communal.

The term, wayfinding, has multiple meanings. Wayfinding refers to the techniques Polynesian seafarers utilize to navigate open oceans without the benefit of navigational instruments or landmarks. Architects also use the term to describe verbal (signs, maps) and non-verbal cues for directing a person through a particular space.

Jacaranda
Los Angeles, Wayfinding

LAX American Airlines


The Wayfinding series departs from the static landscape, isolated in time and space, in favor of a dynamic vision of transition. In each image, the horizon is the primary recognizable feature that orientates the viewer while blurring obscures the foreground. Viewers are able to locate themselves generally, but a fixed location within that space is denied. The specificity of each image relies on the viewer’s internal recognition of a particular memory or association with the imagined space. The incongruities between the shifting foreground and stable background suggest the complex relationship between present and past, self and other, the personal and the communal.

The term, wayfinding, has multiple meanings. Wayfinding refers to the techniques Polynesian seafarers utilize to navigate open oceans without the benefit of navigational instruments or landmarks. Architects also use the term to describe verbal (signs, maps) and non-verbal cues for directing a person through a particular space.

LAX American Airlines
Los Angeles, Wayfinding

LAX Fed Ex


The Wayfinding series departs from the static landscape, isolated in time and space, in favor of a dynamic vision of transition. In each image, the horizon is the primary recognizable feature that orientates the viewer while blurring obscures the foreground. Viewers are able to locate themselves generally, but a fixed location within that space is denied. The specificity of each image relies on the viewer’s internal recognition of a particular memory or association with the imagined space. The incongruities between the shifting foreground and stable background suggest the complex relationship between present and past, self and other, the personal and the communal.

The term, wayfinding, has multiple meanings. Wayfinding refers to the techniques Polynesian seafarers utilize to navigate open oceans without the benefit of navigational instruments or landmarks. Architects also use the term to describe verbal (signs, maps) and non-verbal cues for directing a person through a particular space.

LAX Fed Ex
Los Angeles, Wayfinding

El Segundo


The Wayfinding series departs from the static landscape, isolated in time and space, in favor of a dynamic vision of transition. In each image, the horizon is the primary recognizable feature that orientates the viewer while blurring obscures the foreground. Viewers are able to locate themselves generally, but a fixed location within that space is denied. The specificity of each image relies on the viewer’s internal recognition of a particular memory or association with the imagined space. The incongruities between the shifting foreground and stable background suggest the complex relationship between present and past, self and other, the personal and the communal.

The term, wayfinding, has multiple meanings. Wayfinding refers to the techniques Polynesian seafarers utilize to navigate open oceans without the benefit of navigational instruments or landmarks. Architects also use the term to describe verbal (signs, maps) and non-verbal cues for directing a person through a particular space.

El Segundo
El Segundo, Wayfinding

Interstate 10


The Wayfinding series departs from the static landscape, isolated in time and space, in favor of a dynamic vision of transition. In each image, the horizon is the primary recognizable feature that orientates the viewer while blurring obscures the foreground. Viewers are able to locate themselves generally, but a fixed location within that space is denied. The specificity of each image relies on the viewer’s internal recognition of a particular memory or association with the imagined space. The incongruities between the shifting foreground and stable background suggest the complex relationship between present and past, self and other, the personal and the communal.

The term, wayfinding, has multiple meanings. Wayfinding refers to the techniques Polynesian seafarers utilize to navigate open oceans without the benefit of navigational instruments or landmarks. Architects also use the term to describe verbal (signs, maps) and non-verbal cues for directing a person through a particular space.

Interstate 10
California, Wayfinding

King’s River


The Wayfinding series departs from the static landscape, isolated in time and space, in favor of a dynamic vision of transition. In each image, the horizon is the primary recognizable feature that orientates the viewer while blurring obscures the foreground. Viewers are able to locate themselves generally, but a fixed location within that space is denied. The specificity of each image relies on the viewer’s internal recognition of a particular memory or association with the imagined space. The incongruities between the shifting foreground and stable background suggest the complex relationship between present and past, self and other, the personal and the communal.

The term, wayfinding, has multiple meanings. Wayfinding refers to the techniques Polynesian seafarers utilize to navigate open oceans without the benefit of navigational instruments or landmarks. Architects also use the term to describe verbal (signs, maps) and non-verbal cues for directing a person through a particular space.

King’s River
California, Wayfinding

Ranch, Central California


The Wayfinding series departs from the static landscape, isolated in time and space, in favor of a dynamic vision of transition. In each image, the horizon is the primary recognizable feature that orientates the viewer while blurring obscures the foreground. Viewers are able to locate themselves generally, but a fixed location within that space is denied. The specificity of each image relies on the viewer’s internal recognition of a particular memory or association with the imagined space. The incongruities between the shifting foreground and stable background suggest the complex relationship between present and past, self and other, the personal and the communal.

The term, wayfinding, has multiple meanings. Wayfinding refers to the techniques Polynesian seafarers utilize to navigate open oceans without the benefit of navigational instruments or landmarks. Architects also use the term to describe verbal (signs, maps) and non-verbal cues for directing a person through a particular space.

Ranch, Central California
California, Wayfinding

Grazing Cows, Central California


The Wayfinding series departs from the static landscape, isolated in time and space, in favor of a dynamic vision of transition. In each image, the horizon is the primary recognizable feature that orientates the viewer while blurring obscures the foreground. Viewers are able to locate themselves generally, but a fixed location within that space is denied. The specificity of each image relies on the viewer’s internal recognition of a particular memory or association with the imagined space. The incongruities between the shifting foreground and stable background suggest the complex relationship between present and past, self and other, the personal and the communal.

The term, wayfinding, has multiple meanings. Wayfinding refers to the techniques Polynesian seafarers utilize to navigate open oceans without the benefit of navigational instruments or landmarks. Architects also use the term to describe verbal (signs, maps) and non-verbal cues for directing a person through a particular space.

Grazing Cows, Central California
California, Wayfinding

Farm, Central California


The Wayfinding series departs from the static landscape, isolated in time and space, in favor of a dynamic vision of transition. In each image, the horizon is the primary recognizable feature that orientates the viewer while blurring obscures the foreground. Viewers are able to locate themselves generally, but a fixed location within that space is denied. The specificity of each image relies on the viewer’s internal recognition of a particular memory or association with the imagined space. The incongruities between the shifting foreground and stable background suggest the complex relationship between present and past, self and other, the personal and the communal.

The term, wayfinding, has multiple meanings. Wayfinding refers to the techniques Polynesian seafarers utilize to navigate open oceans without the benefit of navigational instruments or landmarks. Architects also use the term to describe verbal (signs, maps) and non-verbal cues for directing a person through a particular space.

Farm, Central California
California, Wayfinding

Crater Mountain


The Wayfinding series departs from the static landscape, isolated in time and space, in favor of a dynamic vision of transition. In each image, the horizon is the primary recognizable feature that orientates the viewer while blurring obscures the foreground. Viewers are able to locate themselves generally, but a fixed location within that space is denied. The specificity of each image relies on the viewer’s internal recognition of a particular memory or association with the imagined space. The incongruities between the shifting foreground and stable background suggest the complex relationship between present and past, self and other, the personal and the communal.

The term, wayfinding, has multiple meanings. Wayfinding refers to the techniques Polynesian seafarers utilize to navigate open oceans without the benefit of navigational instruments or landmarks. Architects also use the term to describe verbal (signs, maps) and non-verbal cues for directing a person through a particular space.

Crater Mountain
California, Wayfinding

Church, US State Route 395


The Wayfinding series departs from the static landscape, isolated in time and space, in favor of a dynamic vision of transition. In each image, the horizon is the primary recognizable feature that orientates the viewer while blurring obscures the foreground. Viewers are able to locate themselves generally, but a fixed location within that space is denied. The specificity of each image relies on the viewer’s internal recognition of a particular memory or association with the imagined space. The incongruities between the shifting foreground and stable background suggest the complex relationship between present and past, self and other, the personal and the communal.

The term, wayfinding, has multiple meanings. Wayfinding refers to the techniques Polynesian seafarers utilize to navigate open oceans without the benefit of navigational instruments or landmarks. Architects also use the term to describe verbal (signs, maps) and non-verbal cues for directing a person through a particular space.

Church, US State Route 395
California, Wayfinding

State Route 24


The Wayfinding series departs from the static landscape, isolated in time and space, in favor of a dynamic vision of transition. In each image, the horizon is the primary recognizable feature that orientates the viewer while blurring obscures the foreground. Viewers are able to locate themselves generally, but a fixed location within that space is denied. The specificity of each image relies on the viewer’s internal recognition of a particular memory or association with the imagined space. The incongruities between the shifting foreground and stable background suggest the complex relationship between present and past, self and other, the personal and the communal.

The term, wayfinding, has multiple meanings. Wayfinding refers to the techniques Polynesian seafarers utilize to navigate open oceans without the benefit of navigational instruments or landmarks. Architects also use the term to describe verbal (signs, maps) and non-verbal cues for directing a person through a particular space.

State Route 24
Utah, Wayfinding

Lincoln


The Wayfinding series departs from the static landscape, isolated in time and space, in favor of a dynamic vision of transition. In each image, the horizon is the primary recognizable feature that orientates the viewer while blurring obscures the foreground. Viewers are able to locate themselves generally, but a fixed location within that space is denied. The specificity of each image relies on the viewer’s internal recognition of a particular memory or association with the imagined space. The incongruities between the shifting foreground and stable background suggest the complex relationship between present and past, self and other, the personal and the communal.

The term, wayfinding, has multiple meanings. Wayfinding refers to the techniques Polynesian seafarers utilize to navigate open oceans without the benefit of navigational instruments or landmarks. Architects also use the term to describe verbal (signs, maps) and non-verbal cues for directing a person through a particular space.

Lincoln
Massachusetts, Wayfinding

Port of Boston


The Wayfinding series departs from the static landscape, isolated in time and space, in favor of a dynamic vision of transition. In each image, the horizon is the primary recognizable feature that orientates the viewer while blurring obscures the foreground. Viewers are able to locate themselves generally, but a fixed location within that space is denied. The specificity of each image relies on the viewer’s internal recognition of a particular memory or association with the imagined space. The incongruities between the shifting foreground and stable background suggest the complex relationship between present and past, self and other, the personal and the communal.

The term, wayfinding, has multiple meanings. Wayfinding refers to the techniques Polynesian seafarers utilize to navigate open oceans without the benefit of navigational instruments or landmarks. Architects also use the term to describe verbal (signs, maps) and non-verbal cues for directing a person through a particular space.

Port of Boston
Massachusetts, Wayfinding

Boston Common


The Wayfinding series departs from the static landscape, isolated in time and space, in favor of a dynamic vision of transition. In each image, the horizon is the primary recognizable feature that orientates the viewer while blurring obscures the foreground. Viewers are able to locate themselves generally, but a fixed location within that space is denied. The specificity of each image relies on the viewer’s internal recognition of a particular memory or association with the imagined space. The incongruities between the shifting foreground and stable background suggest the complex relationship between present and past, self and other, the personal and the communal.

The term, wayfinding, has multiple meanings. Wayfinding refers to the techniques Polynesian seafarers utilize to navigate open oceans without the benefit of navigational instruments or landmarks. Architects also use the term to describe verbal (signs, maps) and non-verbal cues for directing a person through a particular space.

Boston Common
Massachusetts, Wayfinding

MIT


The Wayfinding series departs from the static landscape, isolated in time and space, in favor of a dynamic vision of transition. In each image, the horizon is the primary recognizable feature that orientates the viewer while blurring obscures the foreground. Viewers are able to locate themselves generally, but a fixed location within that space is denied. The specificity of each image relies on the viewer’s internal recognition of a particular memory or association with the imagined space. The incongruities between the shifting foreground and stable background suggest the complex relationship between present and past, self and other, the personal and the communal.

The term, wayfinding, has multiple meanings. Wayfinding refers to the techniques Polynesian seafarers utilize to navigate open oceans without the benefit of navigational instruments or landmarks. Architects also use the term to describe verbal (signs, maps) and non-verbal cues for directing a person through a particular space.

MIT
Massachusetts, Wayfinding

Miami


The Wayfinding series departs from the static landscape, isolated in time and space, in favor of a dynamic vision of transition. In each image, the horizon is the primary recognizable feature that orientates the viewer while blurring obscures the foreground. Viewers are able to locate themselves generally, but a fixed location within that space is denied. The specificity of each image relies on the viewer’s internal recognition of a particular memory or association with the imagined space. The incongruities between the shifting foreground and stable background suggest the complex relationship between present and past, self and other, the personal and the communal.

The term, wayfinding, has multiple meanings. Wayfinding refers to the techniques Polynesian seafarers utilize to navigate open oceans without the benefit of navigational instruments or landmarks. Architects also use the term to describe verbal (signs, maps) and non-verbal cues for directing a person through a particular space.

Miami
Florida, Wayfinding

Homestead


The Wayfinding series departs from the static landscape, isolated in time and space, in favor of a dynamic vision of transition. In each image, the horizon is the primary recognizable feature that orientates the viewer while blurring obscures the foreground. Viewers are able to locate themselves generally, but a fixed location within that space is denied. The specificity of each image relies on the viewer’s internal recognition of a particular memory or association with the imagined space. The incongruities between the shifting foreground and stable background suggest the complex relationship between present and past, self and other, the personal and the communal.

The term, wayfinding, has multiple meanings. Wayfinding refers to the techniques Polynesian seafarers utilize to navigate open oceans without the benefit of navigational instruments or landmarks. Architects also use the term to describe verbal (signs, maps) and non-verbal cues for directing a person through a particular space.

Homestead
Florida, Wayfinding

Palm Tree


The Wayfinding series departs from the static landscape, isolated in time and space, in favor of a dynamic vision of transition. In each image, the horizon is the primary recognizable feature that orientates the viewer while blurring obscures the foreground. Viewers are able to locate themselves generally, but a fixed location within that space is denied. The specificity of each image relies on the viewer’s internal recognition of a particular memory or association with the imagined space. The incongruities between the shifting foreground and stable background suggest the complex relationship between present and past, self and other, the personal and the communal.

The term, wayfinding, has multiple meanings. Wayfinding refers to the techniques Polynesian seafarers utilize to navigate open oceans without the benefit of navigational instruments or landmarks. Architects also use the term to describe verbal (signs, maps) and non-verbal cues for directing a person through a particular space.

Palm Tree
Florida, Wayfinding

Everglades


The Wayfinding series departs from the static landscape, isolated in time and space, in favor of a dynamic vision of transition. In each image, the horizon is the primary recognizable feature that orientates the viewer while blurring obscures the foreground. Viewers are able to locate themselves generally, but a fixed location within that space is denied. The specificity of each image relies on the viewer’s internal recognition of a particular memory or association with the imagined space. The incongruities between the shifting foreground and stable background suggest the complex relationship between present and past, self and other, the personal and the communal.

The term, wayfinding, has multiple meanings. Wayfinding refers to the techniques Polynesian seafarers utilize to navigate open oceans without the benefit of navigational instruments or landmarks. Architects also use the term to describe verbal (signs, maps) and non-verbal cues for directing a person through a particular space.

Everglades
Florida, Wayfinding

Key West


The Wayfinding series departs from the static landscape, isolated in time and space, in favor of a dynamic vision of transition. In each image, the horizon is the primary recognizable feature that orientates the viewer while blurring obscures the foreground. Viewers are able to locate themselves generally, but a fixed location within that space is denied. The specificity of each image relies on the viewer’s internal recognition of a particular memory or association with the imagined space. The incongruities between the shifting foreground and stable background suggest the complex relationship between present and past, self and other, the personal and the communal.

The term, wayfinding, has multiple meanings. Wayfinding refers to the techniques Polynesian seafarers utilize to navigate open oceans without the benefit of navigational instruments or landmarks. Architects also use the term to describe verbal (signs, maps) and non-verbal cues for directing a person through a particular space.

Key West
Florida, Wayfinding

Puna


The Wayfinding series departs from the static landscape, isolated in time and space, in favor of a dynamic vision of transition. In each image, the horizon is the primary recognizable feature that orientates the viewer while blurring obscures the foreground. Viewers are able to locate themselves generally, but a fixed location within that space is denied. The specificity of each image relies on the viewer’s internal recognition of a particular memory or association with the imagined space. The incongruities between the shifting foreground and stable background suggest the complex relationship between present and past, self and other, the personal and the communal.

The term, wayfinding, has multiple meanings. Wayfinding refers to the techniques Polynesian seafarers utilize to navigate open oceans without the benefit of navigational instruments or landmarks. Architects also use the term to describe verbal (signs, maps) and non-verbal cues for directing a person through a particular space.

Puna
Hawaii, Wayfinding

Near Tikal


The Wayfinding series departs from the static landscape, isolated in time and space, in favor of a dynamic vision of transition. In each image, the horizon is the primary recognizable feature that orientates the viewer while blurring obscures the foreground. Viewers are able to locate themselves generally, but a fixed location within that space is denied. The specificity of each image relies on the viewer’s internal recognition of a particular memory or association with the imagined space. The incongruities between the shifting foreground and stable background suggest the complex relationship between present and past, self and other, the personal and the communal.

The term, wayfinding, has multiple meanings. Wayfinding refers to the techniques Polynesian seafarers utilize to navigate open oceans without the benefit of navigational instruments or landmarks. Architects also use the term to describe verbal (signs, maps) and non-verbal cues for directing a person through a particular space.

Near Tikal
Guatemala, Wayfinding

Caye Caulker


The Wayfinding series departs from the static landscape, isolated in time and space, in favor of a dynamic vision of transition. In each image, the horizon is the primary recognizable feature that orientates the viewer while blurring obscures the foreground. Viewers are able to locate themselves generally, but a fixed location within that space is denied. The specificity of each image relies on the viewer’s internal recognition of a particular memory or association with the imagined space. The incongruities between the shifting foreground and stable background suggest the complex relationship between present and past, self and other, the personal and the communal.

The term, wayfinding, has multiple meanings. Wayfinding refers to the techniques Polynesian seafarers utilize to navigate open oceans without the benefit of navigational instruments or landmarks. Architects also use the term to describe verbal (signs, maps) and non-verbal cues for directing a person through a particular space.

Caye Caulker
Belize, Wayfinding

Taipei


The Wayfinding series departs from the static landscape, isolated in time and space, in favor of a dynamic vision of transition. In each image, the horizon is the primary recognizable feature that orientates the viewer while blurring obscures the foreground. Viewers are able to locate themselves generally, but a fixed location within that space is denied. The specificity of each image relies on the viewer’s internal recognition of a particular memory or association with the imagined space. The incongruities between the shifting foreground and stable background suggest the complex relationship between present and past, self and other, the personal and the communal.

The term, wayfinding, has multiple meanings. Wayfinding refers to the techniques Polynesian seafarers utilize to navigate open oceans without the benefit of navigational instruments or landmarks. Architects also use the term to describe verbal (signs, maps) and non-verbal cues for directing a person through a particular space.

Taipei
Taiwan, Wayfinding

Gate


The Wayfinding series departs from the static landscape, isolated in time and space, in favor of a dynamic vision of transition. In each image, the horizon is the primary recognizable feature that orientates the viewer while blurring obscures the foreground. Viewers are able to locate themselves generally, but a fixed location within that space is denied. The specificity of each image relies on the viewer’s internal recognition of a particular memory or association with the imagined space. The incongruities between the shifting foreground and stable background suggest the complex relationship between present and past, self and other, the personal and the communal.

The term, wayfinding, has multiple meanings. Wayfinding refers to the techniques Polynesian seafarers utilize to navigate open oceans without the benefit of navigational instruments or landmarks. Architects also use the term to describe verbal (signs, maps) and non-verbal cues for directing a person through a particular space.

Gate
Taiwan, Wayfinding

Sea Shore


The Wayfinding series departs from the static landscape, isolated in time and space, in favor of a dynamic vision of transition. In each image, the horizon is the primary recognizable feature that orientates the viewer while blurring obscures the foreground. Viewers are able to locate themselves generally, but a fixed location within that space is denied. The specificity of each image relies on the viewer’s internal recognition of a particular memory or association with the imagined space. The incongruities between the shifting foreground and stable background suggest the complex relationship between present and past, self and other, the personal and the communal.

The term, wayfinding, has multiple meanings. Wayfinding refers to the techniques Polynesian seafarers utilize to navigate open oceans without the benefit of navigational instruments or landmarks. Architects also use the term to describe verbal (signs, maps) and non-verbal cues for directing a person through a particular space.

Sea Shore
Taiwan, Wayfinding
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