This is a glimpse into Seattle's conflicted history with artists and the spaces they occupy. These are the places where they create, exist, struggle, and thrive; and they challenge institutional structures that often elevate or exclude. To create this series, I delved into 20+ years of experiencing such liminality - as such, these images have been selected from between 2001 and 2023. While these photographs are by no means an exhaustive list of significant locations, they were selected as a reflection of the spirit of Seattle artists.

I often photograph and scribble a few remembrances of events and locations in my everyday life, and so revisiting these images is a bit cathartic, but mostly edifying. I didn't approach photographing these spaces as an initiative, but I did attempt to draft an accurate record at that particular time. Often, the significance of an event or place is not clear at the time it occurs; the perspective of the documentation will reflect on a historical and cultural representation years later. I document carefully and with context, but it is impossible to understand the significance of such spaces to all participants. Today, it seems that humans are now recording everything due to this compulsive tendency, which creates additional problems of liminality and ambiguity.

Thus, this glimpse is of anecdotes that comprise a cultural phenomenon in the city. These artistic foci around Seattle continue to intrigue me from an urban and cultural perspective. We too often construct meaning without all the pieces necessary to do it, so it is my hope that this introduction provides some context and illuminates a holistic understanding of the trajectory of this series.