Class of 2020
I am working on combining my photography, written observations, poetry, and life experiences. This practice invites a dialogue between the me, the myself and the I, in an introspective journey that requires a moment of openness not just by me the creator, but also by the viewer. By creating these works, I invite the viewer into my personal space to observe the intimacy of my thoughts and inner dialogue in direct contrast to the contemporary means of personal interactions, information gathering and sharing.
As a photographer, I have found that the visual image doesn’t completely capture that moment or thing that has me so transfixed. What isn’t captured are all the other details that make up that image; the me, my thoughts, that awful song that keeps playing over and over in my head, the visceral is missing. This has led me into exploring other mediums and experimenting with the merging of ideas and disciplines. My work seeks to visualize the multitudes of life layers that act as buffers, blinders and as catalysts to the physical world around me. On their own these things don’t give enough explanation, but together they create an archive of existence.
