Kris Shires on "California Manor"

In her series, California Manor, Kris Shires captures aptly named apartment buildings that forward the California brand of living. The photographs are a straightforward examination of a portrayed fantasy.

"I came of age in the 90’s and was fifteen when the hit show Melrose Place aired for the first time. The apartment building in the show sported a courtyard pool and was populated with next-door friends: my idea of ‘California Cool’.

Years later, having made Los Angeles my home, some of the magic has worn off, replaced by life’s realities. Those apartment buildings with their names alluding to paradise, however, still elicit those feelings I had at fifteen: dreams of California and endless possibilities."