THE HOLY HOME


The Holy Home is a PHOTOGRAPHIC BOOK of black and white digital photographs that document the private residences owned by churches for the housing of clergy.


Street views and intimate shots of home interiors call attention to the taxation immunity of churches in America and the blurred line between church and state.



A leather book with the title The Holy Home stamped in gold
a black and white photo of a church next door to a residential home
a black and white photo of a living space with a painting of Mary on the wall
a black and white photo of a person standing in front of an open garage
a black and white photo of a pillow that says "Rainbow House" on a couch
a black and white photo of a decorated religious cafeteria with tables and chairs
an open book with black and white photos of Catholic furniture on it
a black and white photo of a sign that says Sister Parking
a black and white photo of a gym with a cross on the wall
a black and white photo of an empty room with a folding chair and mirror
a black and white photo of a room with two chairs and a lamp
a black and white photo of two cars parked next to a shrine in a parking lot

PIASA IN FLUX

PHOTO MANIPULATION AS INFORMATION VISUALIZATION

01

an old postcard shows a house on an island in the water

past

A photograph of Piasa Island in 1909, courtesy of the Madison County Historical Society

02

the sun is shining on a tree in the middle of a river

present

A photograph taken in 2023 at the same geologic site

03

an image of a flooding river at sunset with pollution in the background

PREDICTED FUTURE

A composited image depicting predicted flooding and pollution levels at the site as a result of climate change

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

An environmental portrait and documentary series analyzing the causes and effects of a school shooting at Mattoon High School on September 20, 2017


Victim statements written directly on photographs and archival materials highlight the prevalence of gun culture in rural towns


A high school with a newspaper edited into the sky that reads "School Shooting"
a framed photo of a man standing in front of a car with alphabet beads that say "A sniper got up on the car next to me"
a frame with a photo of a person bending down to tie their shoes and alphabet beads that say "I can run faster in sneakers"
A person looking into a mirror and clutching their neck
two entrance doors to a building with a no weapons sign
a chemistry textbook laying on the ground in a parking lot
a person in a red dress reflected in a window with written text that reads "After we got out, I didn't know if I should cry yet. I thought if I cried, then that was confirming that something bad happened."
an american flag painted on the side of a building
a Guitars & Guns store sign behind a dilapidated green building
An exterior shot of a high school Mattoon Strong sign with text that reads "18-year-old Josiah Lyons was released from juvenile detention in the fall of 2020. He celebrated with a vacation to the Gulf Coast."
a person with shorts and a tank top standing in front of a carnival ride and text that says "Kids are bullied every day and don't shoot up their schools. What gives him the right?"
A person looking through a window with a church in the background and the text "I do believe in second chances, but I do know that it's really hard to give them."
A person lying on a blue metal background with text that says "He got out on good behavior. I don't give a sh*t. Put him back in jail."
a school building with an american flag flying in front of it

LEARN MORE

GUN VIOLENCE ARCHIVE

EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY

ABORTION

TEA

Sometime in the near future, a video blogger takes us through the process of making a super easy, at-home abortion

Time-Based Media

Two minutes and fifty-seven seconds

2024

Samuel Alito’s Mom’s Abortion Clinic

shelves filled with various types of pain relief medicine

ANCESTRY (DOT COM)

In response to the uncovering of my family’s genealogy records, I ask: Why should I honor my ancestors buried at this church? What does it mean for me to have the privilege of this information?

a white baby dress with a black church printed on it
a pink crop top with an image of a church on it and text that reads "Why should I wish to see God better than this day?"
a floral shirt with an image of a church on it

“Two” , “Sixteen” , “64”

Photographic silkscreen prints on found materials

2024

HOW COULD YOU KNOW?

An ovular image of prairie grass and subtitles that read "When I ask you if you want me to chop the onions and you say yes,"

Video made in collaboration with poet Kip Soucie

Time-Based Media

One minute and fifty-two seconds

2024