Title: Lichen on Stone
Series: Surface
Location: Brookville, Kansas
Year: 2017
Medium: Archival Pigment Photograph
Artist: Jamaica Jones
Stone layered with lichen and mineral deposits reveals slow natural processes at work. Muted greens and grays register time through texture, accumulation, and subtle variation.
The image isolates surface as habitat - growth settling into fissure and grain. Erosion and organic spread coexist, altering the stone gradually rather than dramatically.
Rather than centering landscape, the photograph focuses on proximity: time recorded in color shift, density, and edge.
Surface is a study of material, texture, and the visible imprint of time. The series focuses closely on stone, metal, wood, and built elements shaped by weathering and use. Removed from broader context, each image highlights how surface records history—through erosion, patina, repetition, and wear.
Photography © Jamaica Jones