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Quicksand of the Californian Desert - An essay by Adi Hoesle

What is striking is the incredible coloration of the photographs, a phenomenon, which does not seem to conform to the high-tech and high-gloss perfection of contemporary photography. There are muted and pale colors, diffuse light, perhaps overexposed, blurred in the wide shot, sharp in detail. Close-ups alternate with landscapes; brightly colored portraits from pop culture alongside unknown persons in half relief stand next to self-portraits of the artist, nudes alongside cowboys.
Horses are swallowed up in the vast expanses of …