2012 SECOND PRIZE WINNER
Single Image Category

Roland, 19 years old - alias Lady Gaga

photograph and text by
Michelle Sank

Roland is 19 years old. He is an only child who lost his father a year ago and his mother has multiple sclerosis. He takes care of his mother and also studies at University. He assumes a Lady Gaga identity as a means of having an alter ego.

My practice is concerned with the notion of encountering, collecting, and re-telling. I am interested in creating sociological landscapes, interplays of human form and location that are significant in their visual, sociological and psychological nuances.

— Michelle Sank

Photo and text © Michelle Sank. To see more from this series, and to learn more about the photographer, visit the website: www.michellesank.com.