WHAT WOULD YOU RATHER BE - 2015
"What would you rather be?" names this series. In order to address this question, I felt that one needed to first answer “Who am I?”. I decided to focus my new body of work on exploring the concept of perceptions. Specifically, how we are perceived, by ourselves, by others, and by society. In order to communicate the unique and ever-changing nature of our identity, I chose to use our reflections in water to represent how even our own mirror image is never the same and therefore the perception that others have of us is also subject to change. Much like the constant ebb and flow of water that affects the visual representation of our reflection, our choices, environment, and life experiences influence the image we reflect onto the world. Our reflection in moving water, is never exactly the same. This symbolism reflects how we can be perceived differently, by different people, in the exact same moment.
"What would you rather be?" names this series. In order to address this question, I felt that one needed to first answer “Who am I?”. I decided to focus my new body of work on exploring the concept of perceptions. Specifically, how we are perceived, by ourselves, by others, and by society. In order to communicate the unique and ever-changing nature of our identity, I chose to use our reflections in water to represent how even our own mirror image is never the same and therefore the perception that others have of us is also subject to change. Much like the constant ebb and flow of water that affects the visual representation of our reflection, our choices, environment, and life experiences influence the image we reflect onto the world. Our reflection in moving water, is never exactly the same. This symbolism reflects how we can be perceived differently, by different people, in the exact same moment.