gold leaf photos

I started embellishing my photos with gold leaf during the COVID-19 pandemic. The isolation and uncertainty led me to question what life was like 'before'. Places once filled with people stood empty. The human presence became a memory. 

I started going through photos of the places I had traveled to, picking out the ones that seem to want a little bit more. I individually embellish each photo, using metal leaf or thread, to add to the story that is already there. By taking a photograph and turning it into something new, I am exploring the relationship between the things we see, what has been left behind and what is to come.