| My art making is driven by my passion for exploration and learning. Through my art practice I take on various roles such as sociologist, mountain climber, investigator/researcher, environmental activist, and a multitude of other roles to explore the world. I use my art production to share my discoveries, insights and views developed in the process of exploration and learning. Because I am curious I have explored a variety of subjects in my artwork but my work as a whole has constants. I am drawn to photography as a primary medium although I do not define myself as strictly a photographer. As an artist who uses lens based imaging, my aesthetic is one of making an image rather than taking an image. I use a variety of methods to this end, including staging, costuming, collage, digital photomontage, and incorporation of video, audio and installation in my artworks. The second constant in my artwork is that it is never “art for art’s sake” but instead I use art making to explore facets of life, often with social, environmental or political subject matter. | |