This project documents the salt flats of the American Southwest as dynamic, aerial canvases. From the ground, these landscapes look like vast, empty monochromatic expanses. Through aerial imagery, however, a hidden gallery of abstract art is revealed. Cracked earth, mineral swirls, and salt crusts form sharp geometric patterns and fluid lines that look more like an abstract painting than a traditional landscape.

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These salt flats exist in a constant, dynamic cycle, meaning the visual landscape is never the same from one visit to the next. During the wet cycle, shallow saline pools mirror the sky and create fluid color gradients. As the water evaporates during the dry cycle, it leaves behind intricate, snow-white crusts and geometric fractures. This continuous environmental transformation reshapes the textures and colors of the terrain, making it a living, ever-changing canvas.

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Ultimately, this project strips away the familiar context of a landscape to focus on pure shape, texture, and color. By framing these environments as abstract art, the images cause you to pause and reflect—asking you to study the details and discover their unexpected beauty of these salt flats.