ARTIST STATEMENT

Engaging various environments as a stage and myself as a performer, I make digital photographs and videos. I have moved many times in my life and this has led me to investigate identity defined by social as well as the physical environments. The stage reflects events from my own life and metaphoric situations.

I am interested in the process of creating identity and the ephemeral human nature that is constantly evolving and changing. My themes focus on the loss of and search for identity, the conflicts that occur when building a new identity, and conforming to social surroundings. The performance captured in my work is the result of my experiences in these social and physical surroundings.