Miles B. Jordan

504-907

2024 | MFA Thesis Exhibition

Selected images from 504-907

A diptych of a red building in the snow in Fairbanks over a yellow building against a sunny sky in Louisiana, courtesy of the artist — 1

Deck chairs in Alaska and Louisiana, courtesy of the artist — 2

Storefronts in Louisiana and Alaska, courtesy of the artist — 3

Graffiti in Alaska and Louisiana, courtesy of the artist — 4

Homefront on the beach in Louisiana versus Alaska museum storefront in downtown Fairbanks, courtesy of the artist — 6

Storefront in Louisiana versus Alaska, courtesy of the artist — 7

Lodging storefronts in Louisiana and Alaska, courtesy of the artist — 8

Standalone buildings in Alaska and Louisiana, courtesy of the artist — 11

Fish statue and cow silhouette in Louisiana and Alaska, courtesy of the artist — 12

Yellow homes in Louisiana and Alaska, courtesy of the artist — 13

Outside of shops in Louisiana and Alaska, courtesy of the artist — 15

Dilapidated building exteriors in Louisiana and Alaska, courtesy of the artist — 16

concrete building exteriors in Alaska and Louisiana, courtesy of the artist — 17

A garage door painted with flowers, a blue door for the Elks club, courtesy of the artist — 20

A row of blue doors on a building in Louisiana and a matching blue building in Fairbanks, courtesy of the artist — 22

Light trails from traffic in Louisiana and the northern lights in Alaska, courtesy of the artist — 24

A shack on the beach and a building in the snow, courtesy of the artist — 25

Artist Statement

504-907 is a cultural comparison of Southern Louisiana and Interior Alaska. Utilizing the diptych form, I invite the viewer to engage with the diptych to decipher each location. This work also represents my MFA photography thesis show from the University of Alaska Fairbanks.

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Miles B. Jordan, image courtesy of the artist

About the Artist

Miles B. Jordan is a self-taught photographer, educator, University of Alaska Master of Fine Art final year student, and New Orleans native who has experimented with digital, analog, and infrared photography.

As a photographer, he has worked in various genres, including fashion, lifestyle, editorial, conceptual, sports, portraiture, analog, landscape, cityscape, street, infrared, and photojournalism photography.

Miles uses his camera as a photographer to capture the surroundings around him. His photographs use effective colors to pull the viewer into the scene as if they were present - a feature that has become characteristic of his photographic style. Miles has been in various galleries across the United States, including The Bear Gallery at the Alaska Centennial Center for the Arts in Fairbanks, Alaska, Decode Gallery in Tucson, Arizona, and more. His photographs have also received national attention when chosen for Kolari Vision's 2nd Annual Life in Another Light Photo Contest.

Miles B. Jordan

504-907

2024 | MFA Thesis Exhibition

Selected images from 504-907

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