Energy

Skull extensions
Mirror reflection
Illuminator assemblage

Physical light is used to direct a moody rustic atmosphere.

“The past becomes a texture, an ambience to our present.” – Paul Scott

Rather active
External stimuli
Meaning construction

We must acknowledge the reality of the illusion, while still recognizing that it is not the same as the thing itself.

“The truth of the matter is that our three dimensions are only a way of looking at things.” – Edwin Abbott

Towards rock and shadow
Shifting sand
Co-constituted

By considering the rock and the sand as objects of our consciousness, and by considering the relationships between them, we can gain a deeper understanding of the nature of consciousness itself.

“We do not simply receive the rock and the sand as they are. We actively interpret them, based on our own past experiences and expectations.” – Edmund Husserl

1797 recipe
Small batch
Rare opportunity

Spirits on display at the distillery use Virginia grains and a two century old recipe.

“I have always been inspired by Belle Grove, and especially by its history of having a distillery integrated with its agricultural operations.” – Rick Wasmund

Wooden pier
Extending into the ocean
Waves crash rhythmically

Discrete units of water crashing against the wood are part of a continuous flow, a never-ending becoming.

“Change is not movement, but creation.” – Henri Bergson

Vibrant interplay
Of becoming
Relentless sculpting

In the grand process of becoming we participant in a symphony of natural forces.

“The ultimate notion in terms of which experience is to be interpreted is that of process.” – Alfred North Whitehead

Living counterpoint
Experience immediacy
Present moment

Pause and appreciate unfolding phenomena.

“All the wonders of nature are miracles.” – Richard Brautigan

Cascading water
Din of descent
Time current

A waterfall is contemplation invitation to consider the interplay of stillness and flow, permanence and transience.

“The image is a motionless capture of the mobile.” – Roland Barthes

Christmas lights
Milkshake blender
Off season

Tourist traps, those honey pots on the travel map, pulsate with a peculiar magnetism.

“Tourism is the industry that destroys what it pretends to cherish” – Eduardo Galeano

Pin stripes & dirt
Physical properties
Experienced subjectively

The contours of the handle, the glint of the metal, and the slight curve of the panel are features not simply given to us; they are actively constituted by our consciousness.

“The red is not in the object; it is in the way the object appears to us.” – Edmund Husserl