Architectural Sites (1980s)

  • Architectural Site 3, Equitable Building New York, 1986, Cibachrome, 30x40 in
  • Architectural Site 5, EF Hutton, 1986, Cibachrome, 30x40 in
  • Architectural Site 6, World Financial Center, 1986, Cibachrome, 30x40 in
  • Architectural Site 7, World Financial Center, 1986, Cibachrome, 30x40 in
  • Architectural Site 8, Loyola Law, 1986, Cibachrome, 30x40 in
  • Architectural Site 10, Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles, 1986, Cibachrome, 30x40 in
  • Architectural Site 11, Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles, 1986, Cibachrome, 40x30 in
  • Architectural Site 15, Whitney Museum of American Art, 1987, Cibachrome, 30x40 in
  • Architectural Site 16, Whitney Museum of American Art, 1987, Cibachrome, 30x40 in
  • Architectural Site 17, High Museum of Art, 1988, Cibachrome, 40x30 in
  • Architectural Site 19, Pavillion for Japanese Art LACMA, 1989, Cibachrome, 30x40 in

In 1986, I increased the size of my studio mirrors, fabrications and scale of my production process. The Architectural Site series were made on location with a single exposure and no digital intervention. One of the first photographers to utilize a professional cinematic lighting crew in a monumental production, I deconstructed the postmodern architecture of the 80′s with gels and on-site mirror constructions in overnight photo shoots. The photographs were made with a 4×5 view camera and printed in editions of 30×40 or 50×60 cibachrome prints.