The fabric looks like strokes of paint on a well-colored background. Thomas Jackson uses the wind as the main tool in his series of dreamy images, featuring multiple fabrics over Californian seascapes. Jackson picked nylon tulle for his artworks, as it is lightweight, flexible, highly durable, and can be used for multiple shoots:
The series takes place primarily on the scenic shores of Point Reyes and Stinson Beach in northern California, near San Francisco. “The initial inspiration for the series was fire,” Jackson explains. “As a California resident living in a vulnerable area, the threat of fire and the resulting pollution became a constant preoccupation. Once I started shooting, however, the work took on a life of its own. Some of the installations ended up resembling fire, but others assumed more abstract, inscrutable forms. The wind, it turned out, is an unreliable artistic collaborator, and many of the shoots turned out completely different from what I initially envisioned. However, fire remains the guiding inspiration for this series as I go forward.”
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