ABSTRACT

The stadium is the focus in this photo from the series Points of Interest, inspired by the photographer’s move to Syracuse, New York, from Boise, Idaho, and his attempts to orient himself via the official city map. Using photography and geography as tools, he cites “a mythology of exploration, conquest, and a flawed sense of objective observation…photographs that are both here and there.” In this case, here is the foreground, an impressive sports stadium, a competitive, and decidedly male space (although a small group of girls stands on the track in the background). There is the unexplained pyramid looming in the background, a vanishing “point of interest,” barely visible, providing a mysterious context and temporal jolt to an ordinary urban amenity. Off-center but connective, the red carpet leads back into time.