Miles B. Jordan

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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 �ֻ�ֱ�� and Louisiana, courtesy of the artist — 2

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

concrete building exteriors in �ֻ�ֱ�� 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 �ֻ�ֱ��, 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 �ֻ�ֱ��. 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 �ֻ�ֱ�� 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 �ֻ�ֱ�� 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 �ֻ�ֱ�� Centennial Center for the Arts in Fairbanks, �ֻ�ֱ��, 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.