"Shattered Past" Photo series 2021 - Present

Artist Statement

    My whole life, I have had a fascination with glass and the way it bends light. Back in 2016, I discovered a way to combine my art skills with this phenomenon in my photography. This led to my current photo series, "Shattered Past".

    In this series, I channel my Japanese heritage through the ancient philosophy of Wabi-sabi by photographing various types of antique broken glass with a variety of experimental techniques such as water, studio lights, and even blacklights [Ultraviolet light]. Similar to the art form of Kintsugi, all compositions included in my Shattered Past series emphasize how something used, broken, and thrown away as trash can be recovered and made more beautiful than ever before with just a little bit of care.

    This is of course a metaphor for broken people who, like the glass in the compositions, can be picked back up and put back together brighter and more interesting than the way they started.

    To be "Broken" doesn't always mean something is trash. Scars give people character the same way cracks do with glass. Like glass, these "flaws" can make a thing appear weak and can even stand out from the excepted standards.  However, cracks shine the brightest in the light, and without them, people may just see right through you. This is the message I convey with each and every composition in this series.

2021

"Window Glass" Composition # 9435-2021

Monochromatic winter blue inverted variant

Monochromatic grayscale inverted variant

This piece is composed of various broken antique window glass ranging from 1910's to 1940's. Available in monochromatic grayscale, sepia, and inverted variants.

2022

Composition # N/A

No known compositions exist for the year, 2022!

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2023

"Uranium Glass (UV): Plates & Bowls"

Composition # 9654-2023

Normal Variant

This piece is composed of reclaimed broken glass fragments of uranium glass plates and bowls ranging from late 1920's to 1940's photographed under ultraviolet light.

2024

"Maryland Glass" Composition # 9702-2024

Inverted Variant

This piece is composed of reclaimed broken glass fragments of various vintage glass ranging from late 1800's to 1960's which was manufactured in the state of Maryland. Available in monochromatic grayscale, sepia, and inverted variants.

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