Artist Statement
I find myself more and more often wanting to talk to people
about the everydayness of life that makes you and I feel isolated from others. Are you dealing with boredom? Are you
dealing with rejection? Are you dealing with irritation? Guilt? And so on. I want to
be able to relate to people so that when they look at a photograph, they are looking
at therapy. I don’t really want to impress anyone. What the hell does that do
for them? And what does it do for me? Ego boosts never last, and when you or I
have landed on earth after having one, we only need more. It’s a drug.
This past semester has been a tug of war. I realized
that I wanted both to act in my photographs but also to document other people
in their natural environments. I want to
go to your house, get to know you, drink some coffee, and take some pictures!
Well this direction hasn’t come to fruition yet, and until it does, I’m going
to have to deal with looking at me for a while longer.
This next work is going to be talking about being embarrassed.
I
did a shoot of myself outside in a towel looking as if I had just gotten out of
the shower. I play a scene where I realize that I am in public and I don’t know
what to do, but try to cover myself up. When I find out that no one really is
looking to begin with, I forget that I am in such attire and once again, find
beauty in life.
I am going to take these images of me, create cutouts and then actually photograph them in a lively public context. Perhaps during rush hour...
I am going to take these images of me, create cutouts and then actually photograph them in a lively public context. Perhaps during rush hour...
I’ve always struggled with this notion that people are
watching me (which is logically not true if everyone were thinking that). So to get over it, I make light of the situation.
Sincerely,
Sig
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