One of my best friends looked at a photo of this shoot before I posted it saying she felt there needed to be some type of explanation, because it comes off as so intense. Her saying this has driven me to bring up something important that may be a bit more difficult for viewers whom are not visual artists to realize, which is completely okay. That is what prompts me to dive into this topic a bit, as introducing these photographs.
I do not have an explanation that I feel the need to share when it comes to these images. With art, I rarely ever have the drive to give an explanation: it is from me, and to me that is enough — I do not like explaining the process, etc. As an artist it is understood that the process is an individual and personal experience, and although I am exposing myself to the world, there is still a part of the work that I feel is nobody’s business but my own, unless I choose to give more information.
I have heard a lot of comments about my work, such as it has caused people to cry, that it has left them with haunted and/or nervous feelings; I have even had people ask me, “Are you okay?”, and so on. The thing is, that is exactly what I want. That is exactly why I love doing what I do: I love creating something that comes from me that has an effect… on you. Sometimes, maybe there is a back story that I want to share, but other times there just is not, no matter how intense the images may come off. I feel people who know me see my images and may think too hard about what it means in relation to myself if I do not provide that information; that is not what I want. Plus, sometimes it may not have anything to do with me, personally. I just want it to somehow have an effect on you, or spark some sense of emotion. So, try to not think so hard and just let it happen.
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