"Assembled each as montages of several photographs in one, these dramatic 12 x 34 inch pieces defy our viewing habits and force us to read the image downward, as one would a drawing on a Chinese scroll. It is physically impossible for the eye to take in the whole image at once, not only because of the vertical format but also because the shallow space of the images forces us to read the surface patterns of the rocks as abstractions.
The Land Abstracted by Tim Peterson ArtsMedia, May 2004
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