Paint Louis 2023
Paint Louis 2023 marked my first extended exploration of the project and the environment surrounding it along the St. Louis riverfront.
Rather than isolating murals or installations as individual objects, I photographed them as part of a larger urban environment shaped by weather, movement, industrial surfaces, and human presence. I was drawn not only to completed work, but also to unfinished walls, shifting light, temporary interactions, and the quieter moments that existed between periods of activity.
Many of the photographs from 2023 focus on atmosphere and transition: artists pausing between gestures, paint layered over older surfaces, changing weather moving across the floodwall, and the relationship between public art and the industrial architecture surrounding it. The temporary nature of the work created a landscape that changed constantly throughout the day.
The project became less about documenting individual murals and more about observing the evolving visual rhythm of the space itself. These photographs continue my broader interest in environments marked by traces of human activity, narrative ambiguity, and moments that remain intentionally unresolved.
“A city is more than a place in space. It is a drama in time.”
Colorful graffiti mural depicting a chaotic scene of various monstrous and zombie-like faces with open mouths, fangs, and distorted features, set against a blue background with mountains and clouds, and a helicopter silhouette.
Colorful graffiti mural on a wall with abstract designs in shades of blue, red, purple, and black, featuring a central white emblem with the text 'RMS' and additional smaller text below it.
Colorful graffiti mural featuring a pink and orange skull with hollow eyes, outlined in purple, set against a vibrant background of green, yellow, blue, red, and black spray paint on a concrete wall.
Graffiti mural of a robotic lion with glowing yellow eyes and a red tail painted on a concrete wall, surrounded by colorful tags and spray paint graffiti.
Colorful graffiti mural featuring a cartoonish creature with antennas and a human face with an open mouth, along with abstract geometric shapes and checkered patterns.
Colorful graffiti mural featuring a muscular figure with glowing blue eyes, surrounded by dark clouds, a city skyline, and bold text that says 'Land Back' and 'The Natives Remain.'