“I’ve not learned
the acceptable way of saying
you fascinate me
I’ve not learned
how to say I like you
without frightening people
away
sometimes I see things
that aren’t really there
like warmth and kindness
when people are mean
but sometimes I see things
like fear and want to soothe it
or fatigue and want to share it
or love and want to receive it.”
- Nikki Giovanni
In my photographs I have found a comfortable way to share myself without the feeling of being stripped and left with nothing. Through the balancing of anonymity and openness these photographs are presented. The groupings were developed through the recognition of dialogue between pieces, which finally reached the truest juxtaposition that spoke best to one another. This portrait series develops a subtle understanding of where I am centered in this world. I have incorporated the written word/ poetry to capture the fleeting reality we pass through. The visual representations of my innermost dialogue comes from my emotional and spiritual reality. My physical body is captured in blacks, whites, and grays, while my soul communicates in a more ephemeral manner.