Artist Statement

 

Dealing with chronic pain is impossible to describe. There is no scientific study that adequately explains the reality of what is felt both mentally and physically. Effects of chronic illness and the medications prescribed to combat it, go hand-in-hand in causing deterioration. 

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I use photography to examine and ‘mutilate’ the images of the body. The disruptive battle of affliction is represented metaphorically through a digital collage of both physical and drawn elements. I use various overlay styles, burning of the image, and drawing of hair-like strands, to create the feeling of unease and tension in the viewer towards the photo.