This project explores the quiet tension between nature and industry, focusing on the juxtaposition of trees within industrial parks. These spaces—designed for function, efficiency, and commerce—are punctuated by trees that exist in a paradox: both nurtured and neglected, integrated yet out of place.
I am drawn to the way trees exist in these environments: planted as afterthoughts, confined by pavement, yet still growing, still reaching. They soften the stark geometry of warehouses and parking lots, their branches casting unpredictable shadows against the rigid lines of human-made structures. This contrast speaks to a larger dialogue between control and chaos, artificial and organic, permanence and impermanence.
The trees in these spaces are not remnants of untouched nature but symbols of adaptation—both shaped by and defiant of the environments they inhabit. I invite viewers to reconsider the role of nature in spaces built for production and profit. The trees, though often overlooked, tell a story of coexistence—one that is fragile, persistent, and profoundly relevant in an era of environmental uncertainty.
This is an ongoing project with images taken at industrial, business and "corporate" parks in the Los Angeles area.
Sun Valley
Houston
