Mining the intersection between politics and poetics, my work looks to photography’s history as a documentary practice to tell personal and sociocultural narratives. The assumption of objectivity that continues to haunt photography—the desire to trust our eyes—is a generative concern. I see my photographs as a product of my skepticism and desire to believe in the medium. I’m fascinated by photography’s 19th century origins and how these historical scripts shape contemporary understanding of its meanings.
Writing is a key aspect of my practice. I’m interested in how to write as a photographer, that is, how to write alongside and through photographs.