Paint Louis 2024

Paint Louis 2024 continued my exploration of the changing environment surrounding the floodwall along the Mississippi River in St. Louis.

Rather than approaching the project as straightforward documentation, I focused on the atmosphere created around the work itself: unfinished murals, layered paint, shifting weather, reflections after rain, and the interaction between artists, spectators, and the industrial riverfront landscape.

Many of the photographs center on transitional moments—spaces between activity where the scale and temporary nature of the project become more visible. Artists pause between gestures, walls remain partially completed, crowds disperse, and changing light alters both the artwork and the surrounding environment throughout the day.

The photographs from 2024 continue my broader interest in ambiguity, atmosphere, and environments shaped by traces of human presence. Together, the images explore the relationship between public art, architecture, and the evolving visual identity of St. Louis.

“A city is more than a place in space. It is a drama in time.”
— Patrick Geddes
Colorful graffiti art of a boxer dog with a metallic blue and orange coat, to the left of a baseball field outline on a weathered wall.

Colorful graffiti art of a boxer dog with a metallic blue and orange coat, to the left of a baseball field outline on a weathered wall.

Colorful graffiti mural depicting a stylized face with bright eyes, surrounded by vibrant abstract patterns and chaotic lines on a wall.

Colorful graffiti mural depicting a stylized face with bright eyes, surrounded by vibrant abstract patterns and chaotic lines on a wall.

People standing in front of a vibrant graffiti mural on a black wall, with two individuals posing and another person holding a phone. The graffiti features colorful abstract designs and a large pair of cartoonish eyes.

People standing in front of a vibrant graffiti mural on a black wall, with two individuals posing and another person holding a phone. The graffiti features colorful abstract designs and a large pair of cartoonish eyes.

Colorful graffiti mural of a robotic dog with a rainbow in the background, spray-painted on a concrete wall surrounded by tags and graffiti.

Colorful graffiti mural of a robotic dog with a rainbow in the background, spray-painted on a concrete wall surrounded by tags and graffiti.

Street art mural of a woman with black hair in a yellow shirt, holding her fist up in a fighting pose, displayed on a yellow background with various tags and writings around.

Street art mural of a woman with black hair in a yellow shirt, holding her fist up in a fighting pose, displayed on a yellow background with various tags and writings around.

Colorful graffiti art on a large wall and pillar in an urban setting with industrial buildings and smokestacks in the background, and leafless trees in the foreground.

Colorful graffiti art on a large wall and pillar in an urban setting with industrial buildings and smokestacks in the background, and leafless trees in the foreground.