For my first post to my new blog I wanted to introduce my work, and my goals for this blog, and myself.
I can best describe my work as “Fine Art Documentary,” although I may stray from those boundaries from time to time. I tend to work in halfway investigative projects, usually multiple at a time. By “halfway investigative projects” I mean I start with a specific subject matter, research and investigate it, and come up with a subjective and hopefully poetic visual representation of its story.
My most recent project was my MFA thesis, “Imprint.” This was an investigation into ways that individuals intentionally mark the environment for ritualistic, communicative, or otherwise non-physical functions. http://nathanlarimer.com/?page_id=156
I am currently working on two new projects. One is documenting the devastation of the invasive Asian Pine Beetle on the American West. This seems to be a story that is rather under told. My other current project is a documentary of American recreational fishermen. Due to my personal love for fishing, I see the cultural eccentricities that so often appear in fishermen and their angling methods. Through a combination of portrait, still life, and landscapes I hope to give a poetic account of the good and the bad that we fishermen express.
This blog will receive regular updates on my ideas pertaining to my work and the art and artists that inspire me. Please check it often and enjoy.
