Portfolio > Dialogue of the silent

The history of the photos and the added playful text forces viewers to look more deeply at the nature of being and how we connect with each other. The uncomfortable moments and the laughter allow the viewer to fully empathize with the subject. From the time the photos were shot to today, people have been forced into uncomfortable social roles; they have struggled to fit into them and railed against them. In “Dialogue of the silent ”, I hide the sitters' faces with blue paint so that I can anonymize them and simplify their expressions, thus preventing the viewer from fixating on their actual history. They are forced to rely on the handwritten, imagined thoughts for context. The viewer examines the formal, physical presentation adapted for a photograph and contemplates the hidden thoughts behind them as to reveal the wonders and difficulties of the human experience.

They
Paint, pencil, pen, digital print (ed. of 5)
6.5 inches x 19 inches
2019
He & She
Paint, pencil, pen, digital print (ed. of 5)
6.5 inches x 19 inches
2019
Sarah & Kevin
Paint, pencil, pen, digital print (ed. of 5)
6.5 inches x 19 inches
2019
Peter & Marc
Paint, pencil, pen, digital print (ed. of 5)
6.5 inches x 19 inches
2019
Mary , Ann, & Samantha
Paint, pencil, pen, digital print (ed. of 5)
6.5 inches x 19 inches
2019
Felicia
Paint, pencil, pen, digital print (ed. of 5)
6.5 inches x 19 inches
2019
Joanna & Trixie
Paint, pencil, pen, digital print (ed. of 5)
6.5 inches x 19 inches
2019
Wade
Paint, pencil, pen, digital print (ed. of 5)
6.5 inches x 19 inches
2019
She never
Paint, pencil, pen, digital print (ed. of 5)
6.5 inches x 19 inches
2019
Woof?Bark !
Paint, pencil, pen, digital print
6.5 inches x 19 inches
2019
Tracy & Ruben
Paint, pencil, pen, digital print (ed. of 5)
6.5 inches x 19 inches
2019
Stacy & Herbert
Paint, pencil, pen, digital print (ed. of 5)
6.5 inches x 19 inches
2019
Mitch
Paint, pencil, pen, digital print (ed. of 5)
6.5 inches x 19 inches
2019
Little Ruby and Janette
Paint, pencil, pen, digital print (ed. of 5)
6.5 inches x 19 inches
2019
Kyle & Karen
Paint, pencil, pen, digital print (ed. of 5)
6.5 inches x 19 inches
2019
If only
Paint, pencil, pen, digital print (ed. of 5)
6.5 inches x 19 inches
2019
He & Anabel
Paint, pencil, pen, digital print (ed. of 5)
6.5 inches x 19 inches
2019
He
Paint, pencil, pen, digital print (ed. of 5)
6.5 inches x 19 inches
2019
Janice
Paint, pencil, pen, digital print (ed. of 5)
6.5 inches x 19 inches
2019
Tabatha
Paint, pencil, pen, digital print (ed. of 5)
6.5 inches x 19 inches
2019
Oliver  & Pat
Paint, pencil, pen, digital print (ed. of 5)
6.5 inches x 19 inches
2019
Ella & Kate
Paint, pencil, pen, digital print (ed. of 5)
6.5 inches x 19 inches
2019
Her smile
Paint, pencil, pen, digital print (ed. of 5)
6.5 inches x 19 inches
2019
Flowers
Cut digital photograph, pencil writing, Looping animation
2021
Brad
Cut digital photograph, pencil writing, Looping animation
2022
Sasha
Cut digital photograph, pencil writing, Blue mirror
2022
Video sample of - Brad
Cut digital photograph, pencil writing, Looping animation
2022
Video sample of - Flowers
Digital photograph, pencil writing, Looped animation
2021