I began working on a series of photographs entitled, "Dichotomies Study"
in 2000 while in graduate schools at Mills College. These photographs represent
the impressions that music and the theory of "Chance Operations",
developed by John Cage, have on my visual sensibility. Many have considered
Cage’s mid-20th century style as chaotic and utterly random, when in fact
Cage used randomness and chance to infuse his carefully structured work with
a sense of the natural. Even though my methodology and implementation differ
from Cage’s process, I consider my work to be inspired from a similar curiosity
pertaining to relationships, experiences, comparisons and a fascination as to
what is "natural".
My work continues to be influenced by these thoughts and concepts. It also
incorporates other ideas I’m investigating, notions concerning culture,
nature, city planning, landscape, technology, urbanism, perspective and interpretation.
The interactions of all these topics inform and influence the current art I’m
making. The work involves placing two seemingly disparate photographs next to
each other. This placement or juxtaposition makes poetic connections between
the two photographs. I believe the choice of images I have brought together
will encourage each viewer to construct a new position of their own. The work
is meant to please on a visual level, then encourage one to question exactly
what one sees, or what one is meant to see.