My work explores ideas surrounding family, intimacy, sexuality, and place predominantly through the photographic medium. The imagery that I compose allows for me to invoke a discussion within myself and the viewer, making room for questions and conversations around the photographs. The subject matter ranges from individual portraiture and the self portrait to the large-scale; landscapes and interiors that direct a story that is unfolding. These photographs are built around complex emotions and feelings, some personal but most shared.
Many times throughout my work I turn the lens of the camera onto myself—photographer-made-subject. Through this process I am able to make profoundly personal work that invites viewers into my narrative. My first self-published book, Self Care, allows for me to be both artist and muse to create a strong narrative body of work that is reflective of my personal desires and views of my sexuality.
Much of the work I make is directly inspired by the moving image, and through this process I am able to build a chronicle of sorts. Forming the images like the sequence of a film gives me the ability to direct a narrative through a singular photograph and build a body of work not unlike a plot. In doing so, this process has allowed me to make very intimate images that are able to stand on their own as well as work together in a narrative.
