Locked Out, Locked In, Interlocking

The images in this collage showcase my ongoing fascination with visual themes and textures. In curating them for EcoTheo’s Entanglement and Liberation issue, I was interested in the ways that everything in the world is already and always entangled, and the subsequent idea that spiritual liberation is connected to our understanding of what it means to be inherently entangled with nature, each other, and even our own identities and experiences. Also related to this idea is the problem of seeking personal liberation in ways that deny or distort these fundamental entanglements.

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A Barred Window

A black and white close-up of the decorative curly pattern of security bars in front of blinds in a window. The blinds on one side are open and the blinds on the other side are closed. Unknown, Central America.

Chain, Linked

A black and white photo of a chain-linked fence in front of a wall with street art featuring the out of focus face of dark-skinned man who might be yelling. Street artist unknown. Los Angeles County, CA, USA.

Networking

A color photo looking up at bare tree branches growing towards each from the left and right edges of the image against the background of a blue sky. Central Virginia, USA.

Snag

A black and white close-up photo of a coil of barbed wire seen against the background of cloudy sky. There is something like a white plastic bag snagged on the wire. Los Angeles County, CA, USA.

Tangle

A color close-up photo of the trunk of a tree. There are thick woody vines growing on one side of the trunk, and leafy vines growing on the other. Central Virginia, USA.

No Trespassing

A black and white close-up photo of an old sign on a chain-linked fence with strands of barbed wire along the top. The sign reads: “No Trespassing - Violators Will Be Prosecuted”. Central Virginia, USA.

Flowers and Thorns

A color photo of four tall yellow sunflowers with big green leaves painted on a wall. There are coils of barbed wire along the top of the wall. Street artist unknown. Los Angeles County, CA, USA.