Jamey
Stillings

Changing Perspectives: Renewable Energy & the Shifting Human Landscape

I am fascinated by the visual energy and tension created at the intersections of nature and human activity. Uniquely as a species, we consciously modify and use the environment for our perceived needs or enjoyment. Sometimes we consider the future consequences of our actions. More often, we focus myopically on the short-term utility of land and resource use. We are now at a critical juncture in the evolution of our species. How we choose to live on Earth in the next few decades, with a rapidly growing human population and expanding consumption patterns, may determine not only our prospects for survival, but also the ultimate viability of the global ecosystem.

Since 2010, aerial photography has been my primary tool for synthesizing an aesthetic fascination with the intersections of nature and humankind with my lifelong interest in crucial environmental issues. Changing Perspectives is the culmination of this approach, which focuses on climate change solutions and our efforts to move away from a global dependence on fossil fuels. Interweaving my environmental concerns with aesthetic explorations adds energy and vitality to my ongoing work. By observing these contemporary changes, I am creating imagery relevant both to our present-day collective consciousness and to an eventual historical perspective of this era on Earth.