Michael Miner

Today I'm over at Translight Photo Center using their self-served Epson 9800 and while waiting for the 40x30 to print (take about 20 min), I walked around and looked at the works on the wall.

Michael Miner's work caught my eye and unfortunately the images I've posted can not convey the scope of the print itself, you'll just have to come by and look at it yourself. I asked Christine, the manager about him and turns out he'll be in this week to use their darkroom and turned out to be a screenwriter and wrote one of my favorite films of the 80s, Robocop !

Two of the images posted are here at Translight and are from two different series. The first is from a series called "Creation"

The subjects in this collection were chosen because of their relatonship to the tides. In most cases, the geologic shapes are completely submereged at high tide. That is the essence of their visual "charm." Much like the first time the oceans receded, revealing the shapes of new land, these images capture the moment of creation in its stark and simple beauty.

The second from "Thoreau's Children"

Some California pines germinated about the time that human beings invented writing. These trees out on their parched hills were already impressively old when Moses lead the Israelites out of Egypt, or indeed when Abraham was born. So it is that some trees which are alive today have seen the rise and fall of entire civilizations.


And third from "When Birth-And-Death Become Empty"

The title of this collection was borrowed from a study of Zen koans. "What is the sound of one hand clapping?" is the most often quoted koan. Others include "the gateless gate" and the "gate with no opening." These phrases challenge thinking which is rooted in logic and rationality. Much like the process of life itself, which is rewarded with death, the koan helps us achieve an understanding of existence which breaks the shackles of our personal points of view and leads to the MIND of the Buddha, which is infinite.

Come by and check it out.