TITLE: Democratizing Form

Architecture is seen as the manifestation of the sublime. But subverting the intention of the architect yields discoveries of similar form, repeated endlessly through the materials of wood, steel and concrete. Finding common abstractions regardless of purpose, scale or ambition of the structure, breaks down the inequalities of aesthetics between grand public memorials, common public buildings, and simple personal structures.

AUTHOR: Zev Kanter (United States)

Zev Kanter has spent his career in advertising and marketing, managing brands, developing creative campaigns and communicating clear messages through images and video. While attending the University of Rochester and being inundated with the history of the form at the Eastman House Museum, Zev began to pursue photography as something more than hobby. In his 20s, the political and geographic landscape of Washington, DC lended itself to photographs of grand protests and street actions. But with a family, career commitments and a move out of the city, Zev’s subject matter shifted to what was around, the architecture of the everyday. Currently, Zev lives in Takoma Park, Maryland with his family.