Artist Statement

My work is an exploration of the human mind and how our bodies connect from the rough emotions of the experiences we go through in our minds. By placing myself at the center of the work, I turn my body into both subject and medium. In embracing this, I let the audience have a choice of either putting themselves in my position or letting them view me as a human experience. Whenever I don't use self-portraiture, I use constructed imagery as my photographic form to highlight the ideas of how the world around us can affect us.

I use digital and traditional analog photography techniques to express ideas and conversations of identity, trauma, and emotions such as hopelessness and resentment. I create visuals on my body, from scarring and texture to facial and body expressions – but also creating visuals with the physical works, whether I deconstruct or reconstruct the artwork. But overall with my work, I use harsh and dramatic lighting in my unique compositions and sequences, drawing the viewer in with my eyes.

The emotions I bring up can be difficult for people to talk about. By creating these works, I strive to awaken similar emotions and experiences with my audience. Letting people not hide away from the mask we put on as a society that tells us to hide our emotions from the world.