“Phalanges of Predator and Prey” is an exploration of time, memory, and the wild, chaotic dance between life’s inevitable tensions. Using 35mm black and white film, this series challenges the traditional idea of time as a linear progression. Instead, it seeks to capture nature—and by extension, life itself—not as a singular narrative, but as an ongoing, overlapping symphony of moments. These moments, like the phalanges of predator and prey, interlock in unexpected ways, revealing both the frailty and strength inherent in all living things.

The process I employ mirrors this chaotic layering of existence. I expose roughly half a roll of film before rewinding it and re-exposing it with new frames, creating a visual tapestry of fractured, converging narratives. The resulting images evoke the unpredictable intersection of experiences—moments that we often don’t notice as they happen, yet form the intricate web of our lives. Through this method, I explore how time can fold into itself, creating an image that is both fragmented and whole, much like our own understanding of the world.

This series is less about capturing a singular moment than it is about embracing the simultaneous nature of life—the overlapping cycles of creation, destruction, growth, and decay. The predator and prey, though seemingly opposites, are bound together in the endless cycle of survival, each feeding the other, each shaping the other. These tensions exist in nature, yes, but also within us, in the moments that escape our conscious awareness, and in the way we constantly layer our identities, relationships, and experiences over one another.

“Phalanges of Predator and Prey” invites the viewer to step into this layered reality, where meaning is not a straight line, but a web of interwoven moments, impressions, and feelings. It asks us to consider how we experience time—not as something that moves steadily forward, but as something more fluid, where the past and present are always in conversation, where every moment leaves a trace upon the next.