Patrick Perry has lived and taught high school in the Bronx for the last two years. His endless meanderings through the borough resulted in the 2007 project entitled Devour. In this series of photographs nature’s powerful force overcomes the rude human obstacles set in its way. Gorge depicts the long-term struggle between a tree and a chain link fence in which the force of the tree’s growth ultimately overcomes the fence. In Demolish, a tree thrusts up willfully through concrete pavement in an abandoned corner of Pelham Bay Park. By turning his lens to commonplace incidents discovered in parks throughout the borough, Perry frames nature in a heroic light.

Patrick Perry’s work has been exhibited in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada at University of New Brunswick Gallery, Gallery Downstairs, and Old Government House Gallery. He has also exhibited at MCLA Gallery 51, North Adams, MA; and Maine College of Art, Portland, ME. He published a book on The Lost Ring Project that is available from LuLu Press. His studies began with a Diploma of Fine Craft in Jewelry/Metal Arts at the New Brunswick College of Craft and Design, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. He earned a BFA at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, a BEd in Art Education from the University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada; and his MFA from the Maine College of Art, Portland, ME. He teaches visual arts at Mott Hall Bronx High School.