I like to watch people—their interactions, motions, gestures and expressions.  The more I watch, the more I am convinced that, in our present-day society, no one is ever doing nothing.  People share a space they like to call "public," but are usually distracted by their technological devices, be it a cell phone, iPhone, iPod, or game console.  Don't we all crave contact with other human beings?  We hide from each other, yet seek connection at the same time.  My work is inspired by these kinds of natural human contradictions.

I am drawn to photography and digital media because it allows me to combine reality with fantasy.  Recently I have been working with lenticulars—a photographic method that allows me to compress multiple images in one plane, creating the effect of isolated motion and interaction.  The scenarios I stage reveal my love-hate relationship with the very technology that enables me to create my art.  I assume the role of each character I depict by carefully building their costumes, donning makeup and wigs, and transforming into a new personality.  By altering my own image, my work also questions definitions of individuality in a world where cloning, plastic surgery and genetic manipulation are accessible.

Whether I am exploring psychological isolation, the changing ideals of family and community, or how we interact in crowds, my images are both created with a sense of humor, and with a yearning to hold onto physical human interaction in a technologically advancing society.  Maybe they will inspire some viewers to spend a little more time with their friends and families…without their BlackBerry’s.