Psychscape 01 (Black Mountain, CA), 2020
       
     
Psychscape 57 (Mount Baldy, CA), 2018
       
     
Psychscape 774 (Alpine Peak, ID), 2020
       
     
Psychscape 34 (Galena Creek Falls, NV), 2020
       
     
Psychscape 87 (Coffee Pot Rock, AZ), 2018
       
     
Psychscape 33 (Mount Olsen, CA), 2018
       
     
Psychscape 52 (North Peak, CA), 2018
       
     
Psychscape 193 (Messenger Mountain, CA), 2020
       
     
Psychscape 71 (Ike's Backbone, AZ), 2018
       
     
Psychscape 45 (Peach Springs Canyon, AZ), 2018
       
     
Psychscape 661 (San Gabriel Peak, CA), 2018
       
     
Psychscape 355 (Clark Fork, CA), 2018
       
     
Psychscape 88 (Lone Pine Peak, CA), 2018
       
     
Psychscape 09 (Buck Creek, CA), 2017
       
     
Psychscape 23 (Ukiah, CA), 2019
       
     
Psychscape 16 (Lassen, CA), 2017
       
     
Psychscape 06 (Gold Lake, CA), 2017
       
     
Psychscape 89 (Tower of Babylon, AZ), 2018
       
     
Psychscape 493 (Lassen, CA), 2017
       
     
Psychscape 75 (White Rock Canyon, AZ), 2018
       
     
Psychscape 26 (Rock Garden, CA), 2017
       
     
Psychscape 48 (Lookout Mountain, CA), 2017
       
     
Psychscape 03 (Lassen, CA), 2017
       
     
Psychscape 61 (Yosemite, CA), 2017
       
     
Psychscape 72 (Fossil Creek, AZ), 2018
       
     
Psychscape 08 (Peach Springs Canyon, AZ), 2018
       
     
Psychscape 809 (Lower Bear River Reservoir, CA), 2017
       
     
Psychscape 35 (Lone Rock, AZ), 2018
       
     
Psychscape 73 (Downs, Mount, CA), 2017
       
     
Psychscape 78 (Obsidian Dome, CA), 2017
       
     
Psychscape 600 (Arizona Hot Springs, AZ), 2018
       
     
Psychscape 41 (Lundy Canyon, CA), 2017
       
     
Psychscape 602 (White Rock Canyon, AZ), 2018
       
     
Psychscape 99 (Buck Creek, CA), 2017
       
     
Psychscape 69 (Tonopah, NV), 2017
       
     
Psychscape 18 (Banner Ridge, CA), 2017
       
     
Psychscape 90 (Whale Peak, CA), 2018
       
     
Psychscape 12 (Whale Peak, CA), 2018
       
     
Psychscape 308 (Diamond Peak, AZ), 2018
       
     
Psychscape 20 (Tioga Peak, CA), 2018
       
     
Psychscape 841 (Silver Lake, CA), 2017
       
     
Psychscape 30 (Excelsior Ridge, CA), 2017
       
     
Psychscape 84 (San Gabriel Peak, CA), 2018
       
     
Psychscape 487 (Liberty Bell, AZ), 2018
       
     
Psychscape 01 (Black Mountain, CA), 2020
       
     
Psychscape 01 (Black Mountain, CA), 2020

Archival Pigment Print
30 x 40 inches - Edition of 5 + 2AP
60 x 80 inches - Edition of 2 + 2AP

JP Morgan Chase Art Collection, Paris Photo 2022

Psychscapes Artist Statement

I was referring to these images as psychedelic even before I made them. To have a psychedelic experience is to free your mind from its normal constraints. When I had the idea for these images, I was able to shift the colors of the natural world in my mind. Water was pink and leaves were blue.

I’ve always been envious of painters’ ability to shift reality in whichever direction they choose. With this work, I wanted to do something similar: create a world that is familiar yet also wild, otherworldly. My work is a marriage of calculation and spontaneity. I have a toolkit and a sense of what might happen, but at the same time, it’s a surprise. I love the idea of making an “impossible” image.

I discover my photographs by distorting, filtering and reconstructing the natural world around me, in real time. During the process, nothing looks right until suddenly, it all feels exactly right. This moment of emotional clarity is what I consider sublime. We can all recognize that moment of absolute personal truth when feel it, even if we can’t explain why – it's the certainty of "something better" that we all carry within ourselves.

I hope my work will help preserve the wildness of our open spaces — by heightening and newly envisioning that wildness. I intend to present an understanding of the natural world that extends beyond its economic and recreational value, illuminating possibilities of transcendence, renewal and hope.

I once read an article about Yosemite in Time (2005), a book that came out of Rebecca Solnit's trips with photographers Byron Wolfe and Mark Klett to rephotograph sites originally photographed by Ansel Adams. Klett said, “What we saw in the Adams photographs is: This is nature. And it’s beautiful because you’re not there.” That’s such a contrast to my work. I’m extending an invitation, not to view untouchable, pristine places from a distance, but rather to step inside and move beyond the confines of our everyday perceptions. In each of my images there’s a possibility, a story of what could never really happen, but then it did.

Psychscape 57 (Mount Baldy, CA), 2018
       
     
Psychscape 57 (Mount Baldy, CA), 2018

Archival Pigment Print
30 x 40 inches - Edition of 3 + 2AP
TBD - Edition of 3 + 2AP

Psychscape 774 (Alpine Peak, ID), 2020
       
     
Psychscape 774 (Alpine Peak, ID), 2020

Archival Pigment Print
30 x 40 inches - Edition of 3 + 2AP
60 x 80 inches - Edition of 3 + 2AP

The Svane Family Foundation 2021

Psychscape 34 (Galena Creek Falls, NV), 2020
       
     
Psychscape 34 (Galena Creek Falls, NV), 2020

Archival Pigment Print
40 x 30 inches - Edition of 3 + 2AP
TBD - Edition of 3 + 2AP

Southern Exposure Auction 2021, San Francisco

Psychscape 87 (Coffee Pot Rock, AZ), 2018
       
     
Psychscape 87 (Coffee Pot Rock, AZ), 2018

Archival Pigment Print
40 x 30 inches - Edition of 3 + 2AP
TBD - Edition of 3 + 2AP

Jackson Fine Art 2019, Atlanta, GA

Psychscape 33 (Mount Olsen, CA), 2018
       
     
Psychscape 33 (Mount Olsen, CA), 2018

Archival Pigment Print
40 x 30 inches - Edition of 5 + 2AP
80 x 60 inches - Edition of 2 + 1AP

San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art 2019, San Jose, CA

Jackson Fine Art 2019, Atlanta, GA

Psychscape 52 (North Peak, CA), 2018
       
     
Psychscape 52 (North Peak, CA), 2018

Archival Pigment Print
40 x 30 inches - Edition of 3 + 2AP
64 x 48 inches - Edition of 3 + 2AP

San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art 2019, San Jose, CA

Jackson Fine Art 2019, Atlanta, GA

Psychscape 193 (Messenger Mountain, CA), 2020
       
     
Psychscape 193 (Messenger Mountain, CA), 2020

Archival Pigment Print
40 x 30 inches - Edition of 3 + 2AP
TBD - Edition of 3 + 2AP

Psychscape 71 (Ike's Backbone, AZ), 2018
       
     
Psychscape 71 (Ike's Backbone, AZ), 2018

Archival Pigment Print
30 x 40 inches - Edition of 3 + 2AP
42 x 56 inches - Edition of 3 + 2AP

Sarah Shepard Gallery 2021, Bay Area, CA

Psychscape 45 (Peach Springs Canyon, AZ), 2018
       
     
Psychscape 45 (Peach Springs Canyon, AZ), 2018

Archival Pigment Print
30 x 40 inches - Edition of 2 + 1AP
48 x 64 inches - Edition of 5 + 2AP

Jackson Fine Art 2019, Atlanta, GA

Psychscape 661 (San Gabriel Peak, CA), 2018
       
     
Psychscape 661 (San Gabriel Peak, CA), 2018

Archival Pigment Print
30 x 40 inches - Edition of 3 + 2AP
42 x 56 inches - Edition of 3 + 2AP

Jackson Fine Art 2019, Atlanta, GA

Psychscape 355 (Clark Fork, CA), 2018
       
     
Psychscape 355 (Clark Fork, CA), 2018

Archival Pigment Print
30 x 40 inches - Edition of 3 + 2AP
42 x 56 inches - Edition of 3 + 2AP

Jackson Fine Art 2019, Atlanta, GA

Psychscape 88 (Lone Pine Peak, CA), 2018
       
     
Psychscape 88 (Lone Pine Peak, CA), 2018

Archival Pigment Print
40 x 30 inches - Edition of 3 + 2AP
TBD - Edition of 3 + 2AP

Psychscape 09 (Buck Creek, CA), 2017
       
     
Psychscape 09 (Buck Creek, CA), 2017

Archival Pigment Print
40 x 30 inches - Edition of 5 + 2AP
56 x 42 inches - Edition of 3 + 2AP

San Francisco Arts Commission Permanent Collection 2021, 49 South Van Ness, San Francisco, CA

San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art 2019, San Jose, CA

FOG Design+Art 2018, San Francisco, CA

Psychscape 23 (Ukiah, CA), 2019
       
     
Psychscape 23 (Ukiah, CA), 2019

Archival Pigment Print
40 x 30 inches - Edition of 3 + 2AP
56 x 42 inches - Edition of 3 + 2AP

San Francisco Arts Commission Permanent Collection 2021, 49 South Van Ness, San Francisco, CA

Psychscape 16 (Lassen, CA), 2017
       
     
Psychscape 16 (Lassen, CA), 2017

Archival Pigment Print
40 x 30 inches - Edition of 5 + 2AP
56 x 42 inches - Edition of 2 + 2AP

San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art 2019, San Jose, CA

FOG Design+Art 2018, San Francisco, CA

Psychscape 06 (Gold Lake, CA), 2017
       
     
Psychscape 06 (Gold Lake, CA), 2017

Archival Pigment Print
40 x 30 inches - Edition of 3 + 2AP
56 x 42 inches - Edition of 3 + 2AP

Eli Ridgway Gallery 2022, NADA New York

San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art 2019, San Jose, CA

Jackson Fine Art 2019, Atlanta, GA

Psychscape 89 (Tower of Babylon, AZ), 2018
       
     
Psychscape 89 (Tower of Babylon, AZ), 2018

Archival Pigment Print
40 x 30 inches - Edition of 3 + 2AP
56 x 42 inches - Edition of 3 + 2AP

Eli Ridgway Gallery 2022, NADA New York

Psychscape 493 (Lassen, CA), 2017
       
     
Psychscape 493 (Lassen, CA), 2017

Archival Pigment Print
40 x 30 inches - Edition of 3 + 2AP
56 x 42 inches - Edition of 3 + 2AP

Psychscape 75 (White Rock Canyon, AZ), 2018
       
     
Psychscape 75 (White Rock Canyon, AZ), 2018

Archival Pigment Print
40 x 30 inches - Edition of 3 + 2AP
56 x 42 inches - Edition of 3 + 2AP

Psychscape 26 (Rock Garden, CA), 2017
       
     
Psychscape 26 (Rock Garden, CA), 2017

Archival Pigment Print
40 x 30 inches - Edition of 3 + 2AP

CULT | Aimee Friberg Exhibitions 2018, San Francisco, CA

Psychscape 48 (Lookout Mountain, CA), 2017
       
     
Psychscape 48 (Lookout Mountain, CA), 2017

Archival Pigment Print
40 x 30 inches - Edition of 3 + 2AP

CULT | Aimee Friberg Exhibitions 2018, San Francisco, CA

Psychscape 03 (Lassen, CA), 2017
       
     
Psychscape 03 (Lassen, CA), 2017

Archival Pigment Print
40 x 30 inches - Edition of 5 + 2AP
56 x 42 inches - Edition of 2 + 2AP

FOG Design+Art 2018, San Francisco, CA

Psychscape 61 (Yosemite, CA), 2017
       
     
Psychscape 61 (Yosemite, CA), 2017

Archival Pigment Print
40 x 30 inches - Edition of 5 + 2AP
56 x 42 inches - Edition of 2 + 2AP

FOG Design+Art 2018, San Francisco, CA

Psychscape 72 (Fossil Creek, AZ), 2018
       
     
Psychscape 72 (Fossil Creek, AZ), 2018

Archival Pigment Print
40 x 30 inches - Edition of 3 + 2AP
56 x 42 inches - Edition of 3 + 2AP

Jackson Fine Art 2019, Atlanta, GA

Psychscape 08 (Peach Springs Canyon, AZ), 2018
       
     
Psychscape 08 (Peach Springs Canyon, AZ), 2018

Archival Pigment Print
30 x 42 inches - Edition of 3 + 2AP
42 x 56 inches - Edition of 3 + 2AP

Eli Ridgway Gallery 2022, NADA New York

Psychscape 809 (Lower Bear River Reservoir, CA), 2017
       
     
Psychscape 809 (Lower Bear River Reservoir, CA), 2017

Archival Pigment Print
30 x 40 inches - Edition of 3 + 2AP
42 x 56 inches - Edition of 3 + 2AP

Jackson Fine Art 2019, Atlanta, GA

Psychscape 35 (Lone Rock, AZ), 2018
       
     
Psychscape 35 (Lone Rock, AZ), 2018

Archival Pigment Print
30 x 40 inches - Edition of 3 + 2AP
TBD - Edition of 3 + 2AP

Psychscape 73 (Downs, Mount, CA), 2017
       
     
Psychscape 73 (Downs, Mount, CA), 2017

Archival Pigment Print
40 x 30 inches - Edition of 3 + 2AP

CULT | Aimee Friberg Exhibitions 2018, San Francisco, CA

San Francisco Arts Commission Permanent Collection 2019, Grand Hyatt at SFO, San Francisco, CA

Paris Photo 2018, McEvoy Foundation for the Arts - SHEGO/HEGO/EGO, Paris, France

Psychscape 78 (Obsidian Dome, CA), 2017
       
     
Psychscape 78 (Obsidian Dome, CA), 2017

Archival Pigment Print
40 x 30 inches - Edition of 3 + 2AP

CULT | Aimee Friberg Exhibitions 2018, San Francisco, CA

San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art 2019, San Jose, CA

Psychscape 600 (Arizona Hot Springs, AZ), 2018
       
     
Psychscape 600 (Arizona Hot Springs, AZ), 2018

Archival Pigment Print
40 x 30 inches - Edition of 3 + 2AP
56 x 42 inches - Edition of 3 + 2AP

Psychscape 41 (Lundy Canyon, CA), 2017
       
     
Psychscape 41 (Lundy Canyon, CA), 2017

Archival Pigment Print
40 x 30 inches - Edition of 3 + 2AP

CULT | Aimee Friberg Exhibitions 2018, San Francisco, CA

Psychscape 602 (White Rock Canyon, AZ), 2018
       
     
Psychscape 602 (White Rock Canyon, AZ), 2018

Archival Pigment Print
40 x 30 inches - Edition of 5 + 2AP
64 x 48 inches - Edition of 2 + 2AP

SF Camerawork Auction 2018, San Francisco, CA

Psychscape 99 (Buck Creek, CA), 2017
       
     
Psychscape 99 (Buck Creek, CA), 2017

Archival Pigment Print
40 x 30 inches - Edition of 3 + 2AP
56 x 42 inches - Edition of 3 + 2AP

Art Toronto 2018 (Focus: California), CULT | Aimee Friberg Exhibitions, Toronto, Canada

Psychscape 69 (Tonopah, NV), 2017
       
     
Psychscape 69 (Tonopah, NV), 2017

Archival Pigment Print
56 x 42 inches - Edition of 3 + 2AP

CULT | Aimee Friberg Exhibitions 2018, San Francisco, CA

Psychscape 18 (Banner Ridge, CA), 2017
       
     
Psychscape 18 (Banner Ridge, CA), 2017

Archival Pigment Print
42 x 56 inches - Edition of 3 + 2AP

CULT | Aimee Friberg Exhibitions 2018, San Francisco, CA

San Francisco Arts Commission Permanent Collection 2019, Grand Hyatt at SFO, San Francisco, CA

McEvoy Foundation for the Arts, No Time 2018, San Francisco, CA

Psychscape 90 (Whale Peak, CA), 2018
       
     
Psychscape 90 (Whale Peak, CA), 2018

Archival Pigment Print
42 x 56 inches - Edition of 3 + 2AP

Art Market 2018, CULT | Aimee Friberg Exhibitions, San Francisco, CA

San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art 2019, San Jose, CA

Psychscape 12 (Whale Peak, CA), 2018
       
     
Psychscape 12 (Whale Peak, CA), 2018

Archival Pigment Print
30 x 40 inches - Edition of 3 + 2AP
42 x 56 inches - Edition of 3 + 2AP

Psychscape 308 (Diamond Peak, AZ), 2018
       
     
Psychscape 308 (Diamond Peak, AZ), 2018

Archival Pigment Print
30 x 40 inches - Edition of 3 + 2AP
TBD - Edition of 3 + 2AP

Psychscape 20 (Tioga Peak, CA), 2018
       
     
Psychscape 20 (Tioga Peak, CA), 2018

Archival Pigment Print
30 x 40 inches - Edition of 5 + 2AP
TBD - Edition of 2 + 2AP

Psychscape 841 (Silver Lake, CA), 2017
       
     
Psychscape 841 (Silver Lake, CA), 2017

Archival Pigment Print
30 x 40 inches - Edition of 5 + 2AP
TBD - Edition of 2 + 2AP

Psychscape 30 (Excelsior Ridge, CA), 2017
       
     
Psychscape 30 (Excelsior Ridge, CA), 2017

Archival Pigment Print
40 x 30 inches - Edition of 3 + 2AP
56 x 42 inches - Edition of 3 + 2AP

Psychscape 84 (San Gabriel Peak, CA), 2018
       
     
Psychscape 84 (San Gabriel Peak, CA), 2018

Archival Pigment Print
40 x 30 inches - Edition of 3 + 2AP
56 x 42 inches - Edition of 3 + 2AP

Psychscape 487 (Liberty Bell, AZ), 2018
       
     
Psychscape 487 (Liberty Bell, AZ), 2018

Archival Pigment Print
40 x 30 inches - Edition of 3 + 2AP
56 x 42 inches - Edition of 3 + 2AP