FlipIt

I began this project alone in Paris with my camera and a question: what would happen if I photographed what was happening inside my own mind?

At first, what I noticed was self-criticism, and that surprised me. I guess I had never really focused on what my mind was saying, or maybe I was just having a bad day? As I kept working, I began to see that each perception had another possible reading. What looked like weakness could also be sensitivity. What looked like fear could also be alertness. What looked like confusion could also be a mind trying to process more than one reality at once.

I started pairing these opposing perceptions together to create images that could hold both realities at once. Not idealized versions, and not the harshest ones either. Something more complete.

This project comes out of my interest in how the mind constructs meaning. The same experience can shift dramatically depending on where you place your attention. By turning my inner dialogue into images, I was able to see my own patterns more clearly, and shift them.

I hope these pieces invite you to notice your own.