Mira and the meaningless content

Mira, age 21, loves to draw single line human faces. An introspective study of a quietly determined and unique mind because fighting anxiety. Mira is an artist… "not a real one," as she chooses to state. Over the summer, she sold miniature copies of these face paintings, and I guess the shape just stuck. An easy line to replicate, share, and represent who Mira is; Mira being my daughter, of course. Not only representing her, though, probably all of old, current, and maybe future humanity. As unusual as she is, she understands that everyone is pessimistically similar. That everyone's face curves, even if it's not the same yet still remotely identical. That some people have brows, some don't, and some embrace a lengthy forehead just like her. There's no deep motive behind her 1 stroke swoops, and she believes there doesn't have to be. It's a shape that can be produced from many hands belonging to many sentient humans. At this point in her life, Mira has embraced a side of art that allows her to appreciate "meaningless content"- direct quote. But lucky for me…even her most meaningless motive would still be meaningful to me. Photography is inherently personal for me. I connect and converse with my family through them. I use the reflection of narratives to exchange with others and challenge the world. I made this series with my analog and digital lense based cameras, because I was living day in and day out within this small space, facing love and hate, fate and ambiguity.