When The Wind Blows
2020-Present
When The Wind Blows documents the destruction, stagnation, and eventual recovery of burn areas in West’s hometown of Boulder, Colorado. Since 2020, West has photographed neighbourhoods and forests which were completely burned by fires throughout West’s childhood. The project opposes shocking, breaking-news style imagery generally associated with climate disasters and instead documents the slow rebuilding of areas long after they’ve been destroyed.
When The Wind Blows’ aim is to raise awareness for the long-term impact these disasters have on land and local communities, encouraging thoughtful and sustainable restoration.
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
2022
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.
2022
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
