Julie Garner Portfolios

A theme running through my work is the deconstructing, altering and reconstructing of common objects or scenes. By focusing on and repeating a pattern I'm concentrating attention on it. For me, this deepens a sense of place or presence. The scars of time on a weathered building become beautiful. A simple fire escape becomes an intriguing pattern. Cheap, plastic flowers in a cracked vase transform into an image of calm and symmetry. I feel I'm honoring very common places or objects by giving them time and attention. I see this as fitting in with the deepest tradition of photography, applied in a somewhat different manner.