Soothsayer, 1993/2023
Darkroom photography, archival inkjet print
11 × 15 in | 27.9 × 38.1 cm
One afternoon in 1993, I was driving down 14th Street NW and I saw a woman feeding pigeons in front of a church. I pulled the car over, ran across the street, and the birds took flight forming a circle that looked like a halo around her. Today, I’m sure she was an woman without permanent housing being supported by N Street Village around the corner. We spent some time together and she agreed to an impromptu photo shoot where she led me around, showing me her park and the birds that she knew by name. I asked her if my taking her photo was okay; she not only said yes, she posed for me in different areas and blessed me that I would live a long life. She also told me not to pose in front of a gravestone.
The National Gallery of Art, 1994, depicting the entrance to Robert Frank’s exhibition, Moving Out, curated by Sarah Greenough et al. Washington, DC.
Moving Out, 1994
10” x 8”
Ilford RC paper
Sockets, 1994/2023
Darkroom photography, archival inkjet print
11 × 15 in | 27.9 × 38.1 cm
No idea where I took this.
Selfie, 1994
10” x 8”
Ilford RC paper
Wig Store, 1994/2023
Darkroom photography, archival inkjet print
15 × 11 in | 38.1 × 27.9 cm
Untitled, 1993-1995
10” x 8”
Ilford RC paper
I found out many, many years later that this was a photo by Annie Adjchavanich from, I think, when she was a student at the Corcoran. She wheat-pasted the image on structures around town. I need to ask her about this. Stand by…
Untitled, 1993-1995
10” x 8”
Ilford RC paper
Drums, 930 club (this might be frome 1996 - out of series - ooops)
10” x 8”
Ilford RC paper
I would go on to work at Border’s book store from 1996-1997, but I believe this is from a series on L Street NW that I did by intention. I prepped everything and went out to wander around D.C., before I lived or worked there. This may also have been when I lived there. Born in DC at Columbia Hospital for Women, I was grew up all over Prince Georges County and went to college in St. Mary’s, the furthest Southern point of Maryland. I moved to the Mt. Pleasant neighborhood of DC in 1996 where I lived until 2018.
The Times of Washington, 1993-1995
10” x 8”
Ilford RC paper
DC Street Vendor Yeshu earns about $13,000 a year, 18th Street NW DC, 1993-1995
Selfie, 1994
10” x 8”
Ilford RC paper
The Leather Rack, Dupont Circle, Washington, DC, 1994
10” x 8”
Ilford RC paper
K Street NW, Washington, DC, 1994
10” x 8”
Ilford RC paper
Farragut West, Washington, DC Metro, 1994
10” x 8”
Ilford RC paper
K Street NW, Washington, DC Metro, 1995
10” x 8”
Ilford RC paper
Shaman, 18th Street NW, Washington, DC Metro, 1995
10” x 8”
Ilford RC paper
Test Print, Washington, DC Metro, 1995
10” x 8”
Ilford RC paper