Artist Statement

As humans, we take certain perceptions for granted; these are often our “default” ways of seeing that can harbor certain biases—conscious or not. My work explores how visual context frames the way we interpret images by examining the relationship of a subject to its setting, and how changing that relationship reveals something new about the subject. 

By isolating subjects in an unfamiliar setting, I’m asking the viewer to interpret them differently—whether it’s a discarded sneaker revealed by drought in a lake, or a commonplace object photographed outside of its usual habitat.

To me, art is not a tangible object, but an experience, a state of being—it is a quiet, contemplative world. My images reflect that experience by drawing the viewer in, and inviting them to ask questions. In that process, boundaries between genres begin to blur, and offer new ways to engage with the image.