LOST INSIDE YOU

My work investigates the latent darkness and sexuality inside all of us.  I cast myself as the subject in a myriad of thematic scenarios and employ props, costumes and theatrics to provoke dormant aspects of my identity.  Lost Inside You portrays situations where inhibitions have been let go, enabling exploration of sexuality, gender and relationships.  The images delve into states of vulnerability, points where I am open to the viewer and honest with myself.  I unabashedly embody my shadows, those repressed feelings and weaknesses.  Impulses are no longer repressed; rather I acknowledge their validity and surrender to instincts.  

The work also acknowledges the complexity and fluidity of identity and desire.  There is an element of fetishism and pleasuring the self, which aims to evoke passion while recognizing and reacting to the inherent narcissism of self portraiture.