My current work focuses on identity and its formation. I have been working on a series of portraits that exposes private moments of the personal creation of the persona. Each subject is seen in some part of his or her grooming routine. This may involve choices in clothing, doing make up, combing hair, shaving, etc. These choices, conscious or not, shape others’ perceptions of the subject. Subjects are portrayed performing an act taken directly from their actual actions. The images often take place with the subject looking into a mirror. As each viewer approaches the piece, they meet the gaze of the subject, effectively becoming the reflection of the subject. In this way they are forced to compare and analyze their personal habits.
I would like to install these works in the Rust Hall Gallery space. This space is ideal for the works in that there is enough wall space that the pieces can be separated spatially from each other and from the initial glance of the viewer. This allows the viewer to approach each piece as described above. Beyond that, this space is ideal in that it is a key space in a college of art, a place where identity seems to be a consistent and important aspect of students’ everyday lives.
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