I Wanted To Create Something

[my Work Is] Maybe About Me Maybe Not Wanting To Be Me And Wanting To Be All These Other Characters. Or At Least Try Them On.

I Don't Think I Can See The World Through Other People's Eyes, But I Can Capture An Attitude Or A Look That Makes Others Think I Can. I Have An Appreciation For Why People Choose To Look The Way They Do. But I Can't Know What They Experience.

Early In My Career, A Critic Said That I Needed To "explain" The Irony In My Work, Suggesting That I Needed To Add Text Next To The Images To Help People Understand What I Was Trying To Say. At First I Was Dismayed That I Wasn't Making Work With A Clear Enough Message. That's When I Realized That That Was The Exact Opposite Of What I Wanted To Do - That I Wasn't Responsible For A Misinterpretation Of My Work, That There Should Be Some Ambiguity To It. They Either Got It, Or They Didn't.

I Am Always Surprised At All The Things People Read Into My Photos, But It Also Amuse Me. That May Be Because I Have Nothing Specific In Mind When I'm Working. My Intentions Are Neither Feminist Nor Political. I Try To Put Double Or Multiple Meanings Into My Photos, Which Might Give Rise To A Greater Variety Of Interpretations.

I Can't Work Without It [music]. And It Has To Be The Right Kind, Because If It's Not Then I Get Into A Bad Mood. I Work With A Remote So That I Can Change Cds Instantly If I Need To.