These photographic images are part of two different uses for photography. More documentary than expressive, the image to the left is an ongoing performance piece. Every summer of my whole life, I cultivate a set of tan lines, reflecting the various states of dress and undress that particular season. Often overlapping in style and duration, some tan lines on my body date back several years. This particular image was taken at the end of the summer of 2007, when I worked 8 hours a day outdoors. Using my body in this way allows me to humorously compartmentalize certain aspects of anatomy (i.e. skin, limbs, etc.) to analyze notions of public image and environment. Please note the dual leg tan lines. The B&W images below draw from a photo series entitled '2itles' (2007). Each pair represents a dyptych, each image with the same title. The top pair, 'Small Shirt' (2007)puns on body size and relativity of measure. The lower pair, '2 Elbows' draws from the multiple referents of 'elbow'. The entire series examines both visual and linguistic systems that interlock and inform each other. I intended the use of humor here to disrupt and rearrange the systems in order to utilize and understand their functions from an alternate and more objective perspective.
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