The series Self-Portraits is an attempt to expose the way images (particularly self-portraits) are constructed. The subject is obstructed by other elements in the image and is not visible in the frame. The caption and the visual image seemingly contradict each other, creating a slippage. The subject is not what we see, but rather what is missing. This shift of focus however slight, changes the way that we understand the image. The absence of the subject heightens our desire for it, leading us back in an endless loop of searching for that which cannot be found.
SELF PORTRAITS
Ink jet prints, 32 x 40 inches, 2005