Rebecca Gutwin

 
I began photographing reflections while roaming my neighborhood looking for pictures to capture.  Having always been drawn to abstract and surrealist paintings, I began to explore the visual confusion created by outside reflections that are projected on store windows and building facades.

Capturing these images is very much like window-shopping, walking up and down the street of bustling urban areas.  With my camera, I visually consume the objects placed behind glass.  The resulting reflection melds the inside and outside world into a dream-like image. 

The objects for sale behind the glass are placed to promise the consumer a sort of satisfaction or wholeness.  Instead, my images provide distinct moments that cannot be purchased and yet are enlightened and deeply satisfying.