In this piece, I have combined several photographs, including a self portrait and the facade of a building undergoing construction work found in London once. It expresses an idea of inner reconstruction. My work explores the way in which my sense of self depends on memories and impressions from my external environment. I see the external and internal environment as inextricably interdependent, but also subject to a tug of war that pushes for change. It is an amalgam of visible and invisible aspects of reality that form an ever changing mental environment that I identify as myself. The layering of three to five photographs creates an impression of the fluid realm of the inner world, as well as the transformative forces within that can inspire various ways of reinventing the self.
My eight pieces from the series ‘Terraforming the Self’ (renamed ‘Inner Transformation’ to better suit the theme) was shown in the ‘Hidden’ exhibition at Mid Wales Art Centre in the summer 2019. Read more about the work on in the section ‘iPhoneography 2018-2019.