A series created for the show “Consuming Culture”, at the 20 North Gallery in Toledo, Ohio, 2024 - made in response to the photography of, and in collaboration with James Dickerson - aka https://dirtykics.com
From my artist statement:
Grocery shopping is one of my single greatest pleasures. Ask my wife - if I’m not careful I can lose all track of time while walking up and down the aisles. The highlight of most of my trips out of the country comes from visiting the local supermarkets, and some of my most vivid memories of childhood are from my time spent at Kroger’s in Bowling Green Ohio with my mother.
As an artist, being surrounded by all the colors, textures, and brands is stimulus overload - And as a people watcher, you can’t find a more universal human experience than coexisting with the produce.
As I thought about what I wanted to make for this show, and I started to think about source material to work from, I gravitated towards the work of my friend James. His ability to capture the essence of the moment inspired me to go a little deeper, pulling elements out of his photos to illustrate, as though I was in the grocery store with him and his subjects.