Peyote

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In Peyote, we see Carr's fascination with abandoned storefronts, a recurring subject in his street photography. The spray-painted title on the window creates the horizontal lines that Carr favors, similar to the work of influences like Robert Frank and Gary Winogrand, yet his approach is distinct. Unlike these predecessors who sought purposeful design in their frames, Carr embraces visual confusion by shooting directly through windows, utilizing their reflections and refractions to flatten diverse elements—the figure's reflected face, palm trees, distant cars, and interior marble floors—into a single plane of abstraction. This technique transforms the ordinary street scene into something mysterious, revealing what Roth describes as "the deepest mysteries of everyday life."