Artist Statement

I am a listener. I am an observer.  I find that I consume media with only a few thoughts on my mind; the most important of which are: why am I reading this? Why am I watching this? Why am I playing this? These questions are simple ---easy to answer: “I enjoy it.” This too simple of an answer!  I delve a little deeper to question why media appeals to me and I find that I am deeply vested in how media attracts their listener, their observers, their crowds as a whole.

What is it about media that spur people into action? What is it about media that forms sides, groups, factions, and what is it about media that turns people away? What I hope to achieve in this statement and my work is perspective: different ways of seeing.

I want my media reflect the listener, the observer and the scene itself. These ideas, my interest, did not start with any one specific moment in my life rather it is a culmination of being exposed to all types of media and never really latching on to one that stands above the rest.  I read books, newspapers, and magazines. I watch television: cartoons, anime, documentaries, and politics. I play video games from action adventure to puzzle platformers. I am exposed to media every hour of each day therefore I find it impossible to be influenced by just one or even some of the branches of media. So, I’ll take what I believe is the basis or the root of it all and through my lens show it to you.