Home

My sense of home is an elusive concept that stemmed from the fact that I never had a stable home. At a young age, I recognized the instability of home both physically and emotionally. This often led me to retreat within my own thoughts of what I wanted or idealized for my life and the people involved in it. My introspective behavior also led me to look at the silver linings in life.

There have been moments with people closest to me throughout my life that gave me a sense of what home could be: From catching frogs in a creek as a child to sitting in the stillness of the morning while drinking coffee. As ever-changing as life has been and continues to be, I have always drawn from these small moments to influence my work.

Through the use of multiple exposures, these portraits incorporate images that reflect memories of certain places and people and the influence it has on me today. The obscured images caused by the layers are done in order to interpret how memories fade over time. The fragility of home and memories are conveyed through the use of glass. Acceptance of the past and the unknown future can be interpreted through the layers in each set.