Christopher
Grinnell

Urban Sublime

The ongoing photographic series "Urban Sublime" articulates my interest in the affected landscape and the social arena of verbal and visual expression. Since the mid 1980s, I have explored urban environments searching for chance encounters of space, light, and cultural remnants that signify aspects of our contemporary existence. I am drawn to manifestations of social commentary and ways in which people communicate and express themselves by leaving their mark on the landscape. I view the urban environment as a canvas of cultural expression to be mined for glimpses of truths about contemporary culture and social interaction. Nature takes a back seat in my photographs, often struggling for attention, yet seldom dominating the content of the piece.