Photographing places the same way for a period of time and realising how it changes.
Looking at sculpture.
The building being isolated on its own, viewed from a distance shows an object due to its shape and form.
Photographing objects in an architectural view, looking at objects.
“It is the genius of William Christenberry to stir up intensely evocative emotions and meanings from common, even humble, pieces of the world.”
— Howard N. Fox, curator of modern and contemporary art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Showing the untidiness of someone’s house, but linking in with abandoness as abandoned places can look like this when abandoned. Gives insight into how the person may live their life, could they be a untidy person, what may their job be etc.
The high production value of this work together with the artist’s deep interest in the commonplace, has led to the creation of melancholic portraits of people and places.
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