Carrie Wells is an Austin-based artist working in photography. She obtained her BFA in Studio Art from UT, with a concentration in photography, underpinned by a deep love of sculpture. Rather than identifying herself as a photographer, though, she sees the camera more as a tool for creating compositions. Her images are largely based in the abstract and are motivated by color, texture, and light. They are sometimes studies of surfaces, other times subverting objects in a new, sculptural context. She is interested in examining things that show evidence of human presence, but that have long been overlooked, reconsidering their integrity and purpose. Her work deals with issues of reverence, dysfunction, and loss, and the emotional exchange that takes place in the visual conversation.