The modification of appearance can be seen as a façade, an act of vanity or superficiality. I have always felt there was a gap between my own appearance and who I actually am. I’ve come to realize that instead, the gap exists between who I am and how I am perceived. Attempting to understand a person by merely looking at them separates the body from the mind. Photography succeeds in this separation between surface and reality.

Most people feel comfortable in front of a camera when they can pose and maintain control over how they will be portrayed. When I am photographing and recognize that my subjects are posing as they would in a mirror, I ask them to stop. When they are not allowed to perform in their usual manner, their body language changes. A tension is created between how they desire to be seen and how I perceive them.

I choose to photograph in domestic spaces. I am interested in the juxtaposition between the comfort of the physical space and the discomfort of being photographed.