I have been working on my artist statement, what do you all think?...
I am a fine art photographer and digital artist who creates photos who tells the stories of those who have been sexually assaulted.
This series is done through collaboration. Survivors contact me and we share our stories with each other, I propose a photo based on their personal stories and if they like it then I make it.
Frida Kahlo once said, “They thought I was a Surrealist, but I wasn't. I never painted dreams. I painted my own reality.” This is how I feel when I create my photos. I use Photoshop in my images so I can make any reality possible. The images look surreal to some but to survivors it was our reality.
In 2017, I was sexual assaulted. Afterwards, I felt completely powerless. I didn’t feel like myself. I was blocked when it came to my art and I didn’t know what to do. My partner, Ryan Sehmi asked me if he could help me create a video about what happened to me and after that I felt a weight lifted off my shoulders. I took power over what happened to me. This inspired me to help other tell their stories.
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