inside my head...through my window
bather at Orient Point, 2012
convenience store window, Salton Sea 2014
midnight, Palm Springs 2013
deserted home near 29 Palms, 2013
roads end, Palm Springs 2013
cottage and trailer, Bombay Beach California, 2013
24hr gas station, Salton Sea, 2013
entrance to "Jonah and the Whale" exhibit. The Holy Land Experience, Orlando Florida, 2012
dead from lack of oxygen,The Salton Sea, 2013
A birds head found on Shelter Island, 2009
spotted cow in muddy field, Ireland 2006
boy at meat counter, Mexico City 2012
photo cut out, The Holy Land Experience, 2012
action figures at flea market, Mexico City 2012
woman in the crosswalk, NYC, 2015
bathers Palm Beach Florida , 1986
man capturing Mimes for Christ, Washington D.C. 2013
Mimes for Christ, Washington D.C. 2012
sunrise at the intersection of 29 Palms Highway, 2013
neighborhood, Chicago 2013
man, Palm Springs California 2013
woman at central post office NYC 2004
lovers on subway car Mexico City 2013
man proposes at The Holy Land Experience 2012
pink elephant outside fireworks store, South Carolina, 2012
British tourists at cenote near Tulum, Mexico 2014
Florida residents, Flagler Beach, 2012
Airstream Ranch, interstate 4 near Orlando Florida 2012
slim couple on 29th street, NYC, 2014
Republican Convention, Tampa Florida 2012
two boys with pit bull, Mexico City 2013
the man's bracelet reads, smile your alive NYC 2014
sad woman on a terrace NYC,2011
blue eyed boy at the Pollack/Krasner House, The Springs N.Y. 2009
resting man, Palm Springs 2013
early work 1990-97
work in progress
the carolinas 2016.
As technology changes the landscape and ushers in a new reality, I am drawn to remnants of late 20th century and early 21st century American life. This series looks at cracks in a rapidly changing landscape. It explores common people and common places found in the great divide between the future and those left behind.
Part of an on going project.
Mrs. Blake. Motel owner, Myrtle Beach S.C.
Myrtle Beach
room 114. family resort, Myrtle Beach
picnic area, Myrtle Beach
roadside chair, Sumter
near Kitty Hawk, S.C.
outside Union
St. Helena Island, S.C.
Mike. Cambodia War Veteran.
employed man, Winterville N.C.
storefront, Union S.C.
Union S.C.
St. Helenas Island S.C.
upholstery shop, South Carolina 2016
Union, 2016
storefront. Union S.C.
Beauty Parlor 2016, Union S.C.
Abrahms department store, Conway S.C. 2016
Conway, S.C. 2016
storefront2, Union 2016
the New York Times wrote of Sandman, "Sims is a virtuoso among virtuosos — in a class by himself. To say Mr. Sims dances on sand is like saying Philippe Petit is a tightrope walker.
Shen Wei, recipient of the 2007 MacArthur Foundation "Genius Award" took his company SWDA to the streets of NYC for 2 days of "guerrilla" public performances in October of 2010....one week before the NYC streets performances the dancers practice Shen Wei's technique.
from "INSIDE SHEN WEI DANCE ARTS: A documentary series of short films featuring Shen Wei as he explores new movements and dance works…
Shen Wei takes his company, to the streets of NewYork City in a series of unannounced performances from his masterwork "RE-Part (III)". Shen Wei collaborated with the Times Square Alliance for 3 free public performances of his Re-(III) —reconfigured for the street. Staged in Duffy, the dance was projected (in real-time) on a jumbo screen in Times Square. The Company also gave free shows of Re-(III) at 8 public sites in the city including the 42nd Streetsubway station, Grand Central Station, Union Square, Bowling Green Park and Battery Park.
Judith Murray: Phases and Layers is a journey of an 8-foot by 9-foot abstract oil painting from blank canvas to finish over a period of three months in 2005. A film by Albert Maysles and Mark Ledzian.
A film documenting an approach. Robert Yasuda’s “Across the River” installation at MoMA PS1.
A look into one night at the famed Spring Street Draw during a body painting exhibition.
Ryman's project juxtaposes massive, abstract representations of flowers with one of the most iconic and affluent neighborhoods in the world. The whimsy and childlike quality of the roses clashes with the intentness of the city. An ode to NYC as much as an exploration of an artists path.
Zucotti Park in NYC was ground zero for the Occupy Wall Street movement in 2011. On this day, the Mayor threatens eviction as one mans eloquence sums up the purpose and hopes for the movement.
a film documenting the resurrection of The Board of Officers Room at the historic Park Avenue Armory in NYC. The renowned architectural firm of Herzog and DeMauron led the project . Commissioned for its grand opening.
The Occupy movement marked an awakening of progressive political thought in America. This film looks at the day labor unions joined forces with the occupiers.
An excerpt from the 1996 American Film Institutes Visions of US award for best documentary. The film profiles 1995 Women's Bull riding Champ Tammy Kelly as she struggles for the National Championship at the Cowtown Colliseum in Forth Worth Texas.
Profile of artist Veruschka filmed during a Luomo Vogue shoot in early 2002.
A short film adaptation of a poem written by my good friend. He was an intense man and a talented writer...This is from his collection,"Like a mirror only faster"
a film following Sean "Diddy" Combs on the set of his latest ad campaign for the fragrance 3AM.
editorial fashion film
One month after 9/11. A jazz lover from Taiwan assembles a group of musicians and dancers from The Middle East, Africa, Europe, Asia, and the United States at Town Hall in NYC. The musicians struggle with the language barrier and time in preparation for the performance. This is an excerpt from that film.
