The reason we're said to perceive our world in three dimensions is because we absorb visually through two lenses at once. The average person doesn't absorb an entire scene in one glance, in fact it's impossible for a human who uses both of their eyes to focus on more than a single point in any three dimensional space. The human brain interprets lines, surfaces, planes, angles, and translates them into space and objects. When you see an object or a person, you look at a number of individual areas, the brain then translates these pieces into a whole. Memories work in almost the same manner. We remember people by their mannerisms, gestures, idiosyncrasies, and ideas; certain events that characterize a person.

The images reflect our natural way of seeing people and scenes as small-scale bits of information that create a larger scene and allow me to manipulate the viewer's perception of the space and the interaction of people and objects. My reconstructions of scenes imitate memory, but allow me to manipulate the record of the memory. They thrive on movement, intimacy, and honesty... selective honesty. Images are left out, used to reshape environments, duplicate limbs, objects, and people. In order for these untruths to be successful, there needs to be a passage of time that occurs. That is why the technique I employ works well in intimate situations -- friends enjoying a meal, playing a game, enjoying a concert, taking a trip together -- as well as public events and locations.

This website includes much of the work that I've made since 2005. The Family Portraits section is comprised of a constantly developing body of work that I've been interested in since I began making photomontages. This work explores the family dynamic in ways that are difficult to capture with traditional photographic techniques. Life Exaggerated was my BFA Senior Project created from 2006 - 2007, winning the Dean's Outstanding Senior Award in photography and displayed in the Richard and Dolly Maas Gallery. It explores the manipulation of social dynamic and visual recognition through the photomontage medium. Tournez à Gauch au Prochain Feu is a body of work I created over a five week period in France from June to early July 2007. I have continued to create more images this summer after returning from France and hope to update the site again soon.