Paint Louis Project

Paint Louis transforms the Mississippi River floodwall into a constantly changing urban landscape shaped by color, scale, weather, movement, and human presence.

Rather than isolating murals or installations as individual objects, I photograph them as part of a larger environment—one influenced as much by atmosphere and timing as by the artwork itself. I’m drawn to unfinished walls, shifting light, layered surfaces, quiet moments between activity, and the temporary spaces created as artists, spectators, and the city move through the project together.

Working within these environments, I’m interested in moments that feel unresolved or transitional: artists between gestures, crowds dispersing after rain, reflections on concrete, or places where human presence is implied more than directly seen. The temporary nature of the work means the landscape changes constantly, making observation and timing central to the photographs.

The Paint Louis projects continue my broader exploration of atmosphere, narrative ambiguity, architecture, and environments shaped by traces of human activity throughout the American Midwest. Together, the images document not only public art itself, but also the evolving visual identity and emotional texture of St. Louis.