Noctuculan Subway Translations

Every morning, in the midst of commute madness, I do blind contour drawings. Though drawing is not my strong point, it is a much-needed moment of meditation. I don't think about life, about stress, about my never-ending 'to do' list.... in these few 30 second intervals, I find a moment of serenity. It's me, my pencil, my breath, and the motion of a train packed with interesting faces.

Because my passion for photography has me constantly thinking about how life translates as a photographic image, I naturally had to play with the concept of rendering these sketches. I decided to trade in my pencil for a LED flashlight, and my paper for a black wall. I chose some of my favorite drawings, took a mental note, turned out the lights, and recreated the images 'blindly' on a 6ft canvas. A new found 30 second meditation... I call them Noctuculan Subway Translations.