“The present changes the past. Looking back you do not find what you left behind.”
Kiran Desai, The Inheritance of Loss
Our built environment, even when we pay no conscious attention to it has been proven to impact on our well-being.
Honolulu is in the midst of an extensive building boom and I am often struck by how our sense of place and our culture is altered when the external stage upon which our lives play out is irrevocably changed in the name of development and urban renewal.
No Outlet focuses on the everyday places where people have lived, worked and played while building a strong sense of community identity. Many of these places are humble and utilitarian — they are often old and might not be considered iconic but I see years of collected memories, beauty, optimism and maybe even a little bit of melancholy in the complex array of structures that make up the city.
I am left wondering how we honor our communities by balancing development with preservation to ensure that, in fact, we do have an outlet.
My first small photo book/zine was created from this body of work and was for sale 2023 Documentary Photography exhibit in Honolulu.
Specifications:
6 by 6 inches square
Full color
24 pages, perfect bound
18 images
Price $15
Only 10 copies of No Outlet were produced and it is now SOLD OUT!
