Artist Statement

My work is an exploration of the psychological mind and the connections we form between self, body, and the surrounding world. I am intrigued by the ambiguity of emotions we express and how they reflect our inner complexities shaped by both our own past and present realities.

At the core of my work, I explore the tension between control and surrender – something I work both physically and conceptually in my work. Through self portraiture, I examine my own mind and lived experiences: the challenges of releasing control, the compulsion to grasp it tightly, and the shifting space in between. While I show my experiences, I aim to create images that prompt the audience to reflect their own conscious and subconscious emotional landscapes.

I use both digital and traditional photography techniques to mirror the psychological tension. My work uses a multitude of processes. Whether using digital negatives that become a silver gelatin print, or using a digital scanner on the back of a large format analog camera. When merging these methods, the stresses of both digital and traditional photography techniques become the representation of the evolving nature of the human experience.

I’m often always in control of my work, creating perfect technical images. Often creating still images with heavy textures. But, I also let the photographic process take over my work. Through layering, solarization, and deliberate distortion, I let the image move beyond my direction.