Artist Statement

I believe photo-making, when spontaneous and unplanned, is nothing less than a window into the photographer’s mind. In no other medium can you create an image so quickly—with so little forethought. In this way, the photograph captures intuition, and the ever-so-fleeting spark of inspiration.

My photographs investigate the human fascination with subversion, the taboo, and decay; it disgusts us and interests us at the same time. By choosing subjects that are usually ignored, outcast, and considered ugly, my work subverts the idea of what we are supposed to see in photographs.

I am fascinated by the roots of the photographic medium, and like to apply old methods and aesthetics to the modern world. I am interested in critically looking at how the camera can be used not only as a means of documentation, voyeurism, and advertising, but also as a way to disrupt and expose these problematic uses.

~Elle