Throughout my career, I have consistently focused on two primary themes that deeply engage me. In my distinctive portraiture of the male body, I have explored the complex dimensions of male corporeality, sexuality, and identity, seeking to capture their nuanced expressions. Additionally, the sense and representation of landscape and place have remained central to my artistic inquiry. I have been particularly interested in examining how perception and recognition operate within our minds, especially through the lens of visual representations and the ways they influence our understanding of the world around us. In my auto-portraiture-based work I have taken a critical look into masculinity and femininity in maleness, showing highly ambiguous bodies with physical traits of both genders. I enjoy addressing and challenging masculine complacency and self-importance. The complexities of male self-conciousness and body image are a constant source of inspiration for me. The tension between the sense of vulnerability and expressions of strength in masculine cultures are under scrutiny in my work. I am especially interested in the gendered notion of heroism and the cultural icons of male heroes.
I have experimented extensively and thoughtfully with the complex problematics of perception and representation, exploring these themes deeply both in my landscape work and in my auto-portraiture practice. I also have addressed the form and shape of the traditional photograph. My photographic work has often appeared in such unconventional shapes as round, curved or elliptical. I have removed the backgrounds to produce paper doll -like framed images, or have face-mounted images on beveled glass.
My work often derives from and comments on both popular culture and history of art and photography.
I plan to further question my photographic work and to find new ways to address ideas and questions I am interested in. My interest in landscape as personal environment is still very strong. I have approached landscape/place/personal space/etc. as a wide concept of place of identity.