Mattress, 2026.
Few people would get excited over a decaying mattress in the desert. But driving along a dirt road in the Sonoran Desert as the sun was coming up, I was compelled to stop, get out and enjoy the morning in all its golden glory, and of course make an image of a rotten, decaying mattress. What compelled me most was that this stinky former love mat had started to become one with the environment. It was almost like a monument where even the tire tracks suggested a car had respectfully drove around it. I thought about how and why the mattress was there, miles from any house. Then I thought about the environmental and ecological impacts and how difficult it is to get rid of a mattress. But despite the beautiful light and the story behind it, it was still just a stinky old mattress and who would want to photograph that!
