Ancestors (2012)

Shot at El Mirage - a six-mile long, dry lake bed in the Mojave Desert - this work depicts a man and woman walking across a hazy desert landscape. They move so slowly and from such a distance that it almost seems like a mirage. Eventually it becomes clear that they are approaching the viewer. This pair walk through the desert with the heat of the sun radiating up to obscure them, followed by waves of dust, and persist in a feat of endurance and implacability, like a march through time. Rather than narrative, this slow-paced experience suggests the artist's desire to engage with the viewer on a more emotional level.