Like Plato’s allegorical cave, a physical cave is a place distended with mystery. Photography records dark shadows and vignettes of otherworldly light, while the delicate intimacy of the bright drawings depict the formations that are hidden within. Together, they generate some understanding of the place and what is necessary to represent it, depicting both the darkness and the detail of the underground landscape.
Cave Drawings (2012) artist book
edition of 100
8.5x11"; 50 pages of photographs and drawings printed on a digital press.

Cave Drawings, artist book, cover

Cave Drawings, artist book, photo spread

Cave Drawings, artist book, photo spread

Cave Drawings, artist book, drawing spread

Cave Drawings, artist book, drawing spread

Elevators

Gossamer Illusions of the Night

An Antecedent and A Horror

For Boundless Miles In Every Direction

A Nightmare and A Cataclysm

Concession No.1

Hierophanta No.1

Hierophanta No.2

Hierophanta No.4

Hierophanta No.11

Hierophanta No.9

Hierophanta No.5

Hierophanta No.7

Hierophanta No.8

Hierophanta No.6

Hierophanta No.3

Hierophanta No.10

Restroom

Gorges and Ravines of Problematical Depth

Undiminisioned and to Us Unseen

Wholly and Horribly Oriented

Concession No.2