Started in spring of 2020, Characters, an ongoing series where I disguise myself as different exaggerated forms of my own identity, allows me to explore and catalog different aspects of my own gender and sexuality— posing as everyone from the brother I’ve never had, or could be, to a fisher, to a sort of disgraced Mary, ultimate symbol of maternity and innocence.
The creation of these characters has also become part of the work, as I shoot myself getting into character, and secretly make the images in my childhood home. Partial or incomplete costumes are essential, as the recognition of self is crucial in emphasizing the performance and indulgence of the photo and character— while also giving a nod to others in rural or inaccessible areas that must make due with what they’ve got to express themselves. The posturing and physicality that possesses me as I complete these disguises continues to be of interest and I consider this series to be limitless.
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Characters is currently compiled in a 24 page photobook, hand assembled with binder rings and printed on epson matte paper, in an edition of thirty.
