FONSI (Finding of No Significant Impact) are an ongoing series (2014 - current) of photographs made in response with the Accumulations project. Upon returning to my various bases and camps following the late night exposures for Accumulations project, I would once again set up my camera in the vicinity and begin another two-hour exposure. During this time, I would meander and collect a variety of discarded objects - detritus, and other naturally and artificially manufactured forms that resided on the desert floor, illuminated by moonlight. In real time, I would then perform for the camera by improvising a variety of uncomplicated still lives without the aid of looking through the ground glass, imposing a variety of ungainly compositions. Certain objects have more or less presence, depending on what percentage of the exposures they were stationed in place. All of the things were then brought back to my hometown of Los Angeles, where they were donated, discarded, or else utilized accordingly.
The acronym FONSI comes from the United States Environmental Protection Agency and is a document that presents the reasons why a particular Federal Action and its possible alternatives will not have significant environmental impacts on a particular area, determining the need or lack thereof for a prepared Environmental Impact Statement.
