REBUS WORKS

In the #merging #nightdrives photography series, I capture evening landscapes from a moving vehicle. As with the lights experienced during these night drives, I am drawn to the consistent flow and mesmerizing glow of social media. My process is intentionally limited to using a smartphone camera, apps, and social media filters. The resulting merged images are first shared on social media and then printed with archival inks at windshield-size, inverting their intended use as images created for smartphone screens. These distorted, surreal landscapes echo the carefully-curated yet hyperreal lives we present to one another through social media outlets.

Lee Nisbet is a photographer based in Raleigh, North Carolina. A graduate of the School of Art at East Carolina University, she has worked in multiple art museums and arts non-profits in the Triangle for the past 20 years. Connect with her on Instagram @lee_nisbet_art and at leenisbet.com.