Artist: Bradley Peters

Bradley Peters' work focuses on staging photographs to seem like snapshots of a moment in peoples' lives. His work often takes place in a home life situation. He places people in a scene then waits for "something to happen," his directed spontaneity motivates the viewer to discover. Each photo seems like a memory the viewer has recalled about a specific moment in his or her life. Essentially, each photo is an investigation of memory, ritual, materiality, neurosis, and the world itself. I find this work especially captivating since there is such a similarity in the chaos of his work with that of my own.

"Bradley Peters was born in Columbus, Nebraska, in 1979. He received a BA from the University of Nebraska—Lincoln in 2004, with degrees in both Psychology and Art. In 2002 and 2003 he was awarded the UNL Creative Activities & Research Experiences Grant. He is also the recipient of the Jean R. Faulkner Memorial Award, the Gold Award from the Midwest Society for Photographic Education, and the Richard Benson Prize. He is a 2008 graduate of the MFA program in Photography at the Yale University School of Art."

Clark, Tim. "1000 Words Photography Magazine: Bradley Peters." 1000 Words Photography Magazine. N.p., 21 Oct 2008. Web. 20 Sep 2010.




"Sometimes it feels like it's about the idea of how everything is connected and pulling on everything else, or how destruction is just really transformation — where there is a change in form but not in energy."

Clark, Tim. "1000 Words Photography Magazine: Bradley Peters." 1000 Words Photography Magazine. N.p., 21 Oct 2008. Web. 20 Sep 2010. 




"It is kind of like hearing a strange sound coming from another room that seems both at once recognizable and unfamiliar. It is the compulsion to discover its source. Although this pursuit may seem to be inevitably elusive and fruitless, I am hoping to gain whatever understanding I can through the process."

Clark, Tim. "1000 Words Photography Magazine: Bradley Peters." 1000 Words Photography Magazine. N.p., 21 Oct 2008. Web. 20 Sep 2010. 

All images from Bradley Peters' series: Home Theater
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Interview
http://www.zoodisk.com/post/a-conversation-with-cpc-2009-winner-bradley-peters/7163

Gallery Link
http://monet.unk.edu/mona/exhibitions.html

Artists Website
http://www.bradleypeters.com/