Seeing You Seeing Me, 2019
Found windows, found shutters, mirrors, mirror paint, inkjet on cotton, inkjet on silk
We are often trapped in a ritualized fixation on physical appearance, resulting in ingrained behaviors of constant examination and adjustment. Our bodies become things that are never good enough and can always be improved.
Before gaining access to my body through these self portraits, the audience must first see their own bodies in the mirrors and confront the habituated desire to look, criticize, and fix. In this way, the mirrored cell is also my body’s exterior, sheltering and defending the best it can what I keep within.
