Photography
has always provided a sense of clarity throughout my life. Within each
photograph I take, truths about my personal life become exposed to the viewer,
as well as to myself. In my current work, the uncertainty I feel towards my own
identity is a reality that I directly address in the images I am creating. Through
these photographs, I am able to confront this reality of letting go of the
comforts of my past, the security of my parents, and my childhood home.
By
capturing the home that used to comfort me as a child, I have come to see this
place in a new light. These photographs have exposed the degree to which I have
changed over the years. Each image evokes a mood revealing that my childhood
home no longer feels like home anymore. Traveling through each room with my large
format camera, each photograph is approached like a portrait. Each room
reflects the person who lives, or once lived within the space. Through creating
these portraits, I am forced to question if all the memories created there will
soon be forgotten, or wonder if the house will be left empty of what used to
be.
