Wild Flies, 2022 to present
Toned gelatin silver prints, 16x20”
Wild green bottle and flesh flies (as opposed to “domestic” house flies) were temporarily captured and introduced to glass trays containing a layer of agar gelatin. The insects’ footprints were recorded on the gelatin as spots of pollen, bacteria and fungi, which subsequently grew over time into larger shapes. The results are a record of emphemeral things that is itself short-lived: for as long as the agar lasts, the tracks of the flies (pollinators, decomposers) are shown in patterns made of much tinier organisms.
