Jerry Burchfield

Known as a conceptually oriented artist/ activist, Burchfield's work is environment responsive and about change, natural process, interaction, and physical connections. Burchfield's photographs emanate from his long-term involvement in the The Legacy Project, the non-profit, collaborative effort documenting the closing of Orange County's 4700-acre El Toro Marine Base and its evolution into the long-anticipated Great Park of Orange County. Abandoned structures, isolated cypresses, lonely railroad tracks and barbed-wire fences hidden in eerie yet eloquent, fog-filled landscapes are metaphorical and engaging.

In 2009 after a lone battle with cancer Jerry Burchfield passed away. He was an artist, curator, author and educator living in Southern CA. Burchfield received numerous awards including a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship. His work has been highly received throughout the United States, Europe and Japan. He was a Professor of Photography and Photography Gallery Director at Cypress College, Cypress, CA and co-founded the Laguna Wilderness Press.

Primal Image Series