John Wall

My work is drawn from my experience of people and things in rural and urban settings as they interact with me and with each other. I seek through art to engage the world with generosity and compassion. I look for moments that embody creativity in the construction and performance of the world and that result in images that will hold the viewer’s attention. I seek images that incorporate a tension between form and content and that extend the composition to include the viewer’s world.

My work is about time, about the recognition of a moment of composure in the ebb and flow of things and events. Each image brings back the moment of recognition but also records the loss of all the moments before and after. In the midst of loss, I hold on to the moments that make the past accessible. I make images from chance and random encounters, from writing and images on walls and buildings, from signs and wonders in the street. I seek the moment when action, expression, perspective, and light coalesce into an image that is dynamic and engaging and that invites the viewer into involvement, discovery, and delight.

I especially seek moments that comment on the changes and chances of life. I enjoy spontaneous interaction with my subjects while making images so that we collaborate in the creative moment.

To learn more about John, visit his website: jnwallphoto.com