Above LAX: The Geometry of Flight

In "Above LAX," Ed Parsons takes to the skies to offer a radically different vantage point on one of the busiest and most iconic aviation hubs in the world. Trading the traditional ground-level spotting locations for an open-door helicopter, this gallery captures Los Angeles International Airport from a striking, top-down vertical perspective. The exhibition transforms the familiar shapes of commercial airliners and sprawling airport infrastructure into a study of lines, patterns, and textures. By shooting straight down onto the tarmac, Parsons strips away the horizon, giving the collection a highly abstract, almost architectural feel. The sweeping curves of taxiway markings, the geometric precision of parked jetliners, and the industrial massive scale of LAX are rendered as intricate compositions of urban geometry. "Above LAX" challenges the viewer's conventional perception of commercial aviation. Instead of the dramatic angles of takeoffs and landings, these images offer a serene, god’s-eye view of the ceaseless choreography on the ground, turning the heavy machinery of global transport into an extraordinary canvas of modern design.