Commissioned by the National Park Service to photograph Weir Farm National Historic Site (now Weir Farm National Historical Park), Xiomaro approached the home and studios of American Impressionist Julian Alden Weir (1852–1919) not simply as historic buildings, but as places still marked by the artist’s presence.

Rather than producing a conventional architectural record, he sought details that revealed the character of the place: paintbrushes and palettes left behind, worn furnishings, decorative surfaces, antique window glass, and shifting patterns of light and shadow. Some photographs focus on intimate objects that visitors might easily overlook, while others move toward abstraction, emphasizing a starkly ethereal ambience over description. Together, they invite viewers to experience the home and studio not merely as a preserved landmark, but as a creative environment where traces of Weir’s life and work remain palpable long after his death.

Many of the photographs were created while the home and studio stood temporarily empty during restoration, revealing a haunting quality that visitors rarely experience. Others explore the restored rooms as a working environment, drawing attention to details easily overlooked amid the furnishings. Throughout the series, light, shadow, texture, and selective framing invite viewers to look beyond the objects themselves and consider the lives and creative processes they represent.

The project resulted in numerous exhibitions and the book Weir Farm National Historic Site (Arcadia Publishing), documenting both the historic restoration of the property. Reflecting on the collection, Peter Trippi, Editor of Fine Art Connoisseur, observed that the photographs “not only are beautiful, but also somehow reveal something deeper and more significant about the structure’s atmosphere, sometimes even its spirit.” Senator Joseph Lieberman, who sponsored the legislation establishing the park, remarked that the photographs would help people “better appreciate Weir Farm as the only U.S. national park dedicated to American Impressionist painting.”