Lot's wife 2009

digital composite of photographs taken in Jordan

Genesis 19:23-26
his wife looked back behind him, and she became a pillar of salt.

Nameless, except as Lot's wife, she has become a symbol of denial and disobedience.

In the “white city” of Amman, all new buildings must be clad in white stone. The city is expanding rapidly especially with the influx of international business people using Amman as a base and of Iraqi refugees who have pushed up the cost of living enormously.

Building continues despite a lack of potable water.


Digital file, variable size.