Draft of artist's statement

My work examines the disconnect between the real world and our subjective observations of it. Through sequencing and narrative, I address the way that individuals create states of mind for themselves, and how these layers can color everything that they look at. I tell stories about a world altered by perceptions, emotions, and anxieties. Everyday events are intensified and viewed through a microscopic lens. I am trying to create a world that is affected by our observations of it, that manifests our interpretations of what we see. I’m very interested in what happens when a private thought or feeling is pushed into a public space. My work explores the things that we hide, the thoughts and feelings that we can’t communicate, and the layers between what we see and how we see it.