symphony in steel

I have always been attracted to metal. I suspect my attraction derives from my days of welding automobile parts into funky metal sculptures. In simple objects such as screws, nuts and automotive components, I see repeating patterns that create a beautiful rhythm. Often, shapes break up this rhythm and create a kind of syncopation. The symphony in steel series developed as I captured on film the rhythms I found in a myriad of metal objects located at an antique steam engine museum in Montana. Texture, shape and color are key components in each of these images. By highlighting these details and using unusual camera angles, I ask the viewer to change her perspective of these humble objects, to see them anew and to recognize the beauty in their rhythms.