Colorado Fires (Untitled)
2020-Present
This body of work documents forest fires of the 21st-century and their impact on Boulder, Colorado. These images chronicle the destruction, stagnation, and eventual recovery of burn areas after the most dangerous fires in the history of Boulder County.
Inspired by a need to save the environment in Colorado, this project help viewers understand not only the immediate impact of forest fires but more importantly their long-term effect.
Guns of The West Volume I
2024
Print Magazine
Edition of 100
Guns of the West is a print magazine inspired by individuals who push beyond typical categorical identities within fashion. The first issue, creative-directed, shot and published by Jivan West in May of 2023 tells the stories of mature model John Foley, alternative modeling agency Blue Agency, and bespoke knitwear designer Ilana Blumberg. The images are a celebration of the beauty, courage, and complexity of taking risks and being anti-establishment within art and fashion.
2024
Print Magazine
Edition of 100
Guns of the West is a print magazine inspired by individuals who push beyond typical categorical identities within fashion. The first issue, creative-directed, shot and published by Jivan West in May of 2023 tells the stories of mature model John Foley, alternative modeling agency Blue Agency, and bespoke knitwear designer Ilana Blumberg. The images are a celebration of the beauty, courage, and complexity of taking risks and being anti-establishment within art and fashion.
Our Eyes
2023
Analogue C-Type Prints
The photographic series, Our Eyes, is an exploration of the complex relationship between memory and perception expressed through the family archive. This visualization of the past is manufactured by pre-existing thoughts and expanded algorithmically through imaginatio and mixed photographic mediums. The final product is a physical representation of real and imagined human experiences. Our Eye invites viewers to consider the ways in which memories are filtered and fabricated, highlighting the fragile and fleeting nature of personal
history.
2023
Analogue C-Type Prints
The photographic series, Our Eyes, is an exploration of the complex relationship between memory and perception expressed through the family archive. This visualization of the past is manufactured by pre-existing thoughts and expanded algorithmically through imaginatio and mixed photographic mediums. The final product is a physical representation of real and imagined human experiences. Our Eye invites viewers to consider the ways in which memories are filtered and fabricated, highlighting the fragile and fleeting nature of personal
history.
Landscapes
2018-Present
2018-Present
