A voluntary submission to deception, 2019-
Many cultures regard mirrors as doorways or portals to another world or plane of existence. However, mirrors are objects full of illusions. Their reflections are shallow and hallow. They cannot contain the objects they seem inhabited by. Yet they offer an ability that no human has: which is to see yourself. Once I have seen myself, I become culpable and accountable for what I am showing. It is a self-knowledge that can’t be taken away.
I choose mirrors as a vehicle to explore the stories, and sometimes lies, we tell about ourselves, or to ourselves, that have come to define our identities. The magic of storytelling, of fiction, has been described as the reader/believer's "voluntary submission to deception".
The content for this work is defined in imagery of universal and personal symbols. Context is derived through titles. I heavily carve and work their surfaces to relate the human hand’s role in constructing this version of reality.
I choose mirrors as a vehicle to explore the stories, and sometimes lies, we tell about ourselves, or to ourselves, that have come to define our identities. The magic of storytelling, of fiction, has been described as the reader/believer's "voluntary submission to deception".
The content for this work is defined in imagery of universal and personal symbols. Context is derived through titles. I heavily carve and work their surfaces to relate the human hand’s role in constructing this version of reality.