I am a lens-based artist working to re-evaluate the physical and psychological potential of the photographic image. The research begins with the acts of looking and collecting, then progresses to a critical investigation of the image and its relationship to ideologies of masculinity, desire, and death. I am interested in the ubiquitous and mundane imagery of family portraiture, self-help books, and instructional guides, which, upon close inspection, allude to a range of human fears and emotions. Through sculptural and digital interventions, I create works that exist somewhere between the image and object in an attempt to connect the viewer to an altered form of reality.
 
There is an undeniable relationship between the subconscious choices in my artwork and the environment in which I was raised. In my childhood home, magazines and movies were censored, select films and TV shows were forbidden, sexuality and death were seldom discussed. The power images hold was discovered through scrutinizing forbidden magazine collections, daytime soap operas, and movies. The impetus of my practice resides in the desire to see, only to discover nothing shocking. Instead, seemingly mundane imagery is isolated and fragmented, presenting a narrative exploring the bizarre and erotic nature of images.

I am a lens-based artist working to re-evaluate the physical and psychological potential of the photographic image. The research begins with the acts of looking and collecting, then progresses to a critical investigation of the image and its relationship to ideologies of masculinity, desire, and death. I am interested in the ubiquitous and mundane imagery of family portraiture, self-help books, and instructional guides, which, upon close inspection, allude to a range of human fears and emotions. Through sculptural and digital interventions, I create works that exist somewhere between the image and object in an attempt to connect the viewer to an altered form of reality.
 
There is an undeniable relationship between the subconscious choices in my artwork and the environment in which I was raised. In my childhood home, magazines and movies were censored, select films and TV shows were forbidden, sexuality and death were seldom discussed. The power images hold was discovered through scrutinizing forbidden magazine collections, daytime soap operas, and movies. The impetus of my practice resides in the desire to see, only to discover nothing shocking. Instead, seemingly mundane imagery is isolated and fragmented, presenting a narrative exploring the bizarre and erotic nature of images.