Digital Photography
While much of Europe was riddled by war and plague in the 20th century, Portugal remained focused on craft and articulating beauty from within their seafaring culture. Constructions in the historic city of Sintra such as the Vila Sasseti, Pena Palace, Palácio de Monserrate and Moorish Castle preserved by Parques de Sintra stand as a testament to the value of heritage told through vernacular architecture.
Cultural Vernaculars is an ongoing photographic documentation series, focusing on the material culture of modern day societies experiencing loss as a result of climate change, technologization, or percieved cultural irrelevance in the wake of modernity. It seeks to capture the essence of craft, the rootedness of art within landscape, and the dignity behind the many makers who bring art and story to life.
2018—
2024