This series explores the vast interiors of silos at a working cement distribution terminal in Northern California. I am captivated by this quiet world of shadows, dim light, unfamiliar machinery, and discarded equipment. It is a landscape of the mysterious, where blowers, cement pumps, and pneumatic conveyors take on a presence and personality of their own. There is a beauty to this equipment that belies its industrial function and lends an unexpected intimacy to these cavernous, 135’ high silos.

I have been given unprecedented access to photograph this facility. This is the first time since its construction in 1925 that it has been photographed. My images reveal a world inaccessible to the public. It is a place out of time: one that transcends function, where the past is present and the present illusive.