In August 2014, I spent ten days visiting thirteen rivers and creeks that make up the Upper Snake River Watershed. Armed with varied photographic equipment and media, I bushwhacked for miles through the landscape with a goal to document and record each waterway. Using a combination of still life, mapping, found objects, book making, video and sound, the installation and Journey Water book share my encounters of this unique ecosystem.
Stills from each video recorded over the course of 10 days are cropped in a circle and placed in the relative geographical location in which they were taken. The size of each circle is based on its cubic foot per second (CFS) or flow rate at the various locations.
Confluence combines multiple videos and corresponding audio recordings of each waterway visited in the Upper Snake Headwaters. The video is projected on a four-foot wide circle hovering just above the ground creating a surreal visual and aural experience for the viewer, while also mimicking an actual encounter in the landscape.
