In Pieces
This series was a collaboration with renowned photographer Dean West.
It is a series of tableau compositions based on ideas about and identity. Identity as a cultural creation has been heavily commercialized and manipulated, and we prominently portray this through a highly stylized representation of contemporary life. The images have been constructed using modern photography techniques, combined with specially sculpted LEGO objects placed within the scenes. The combination not only builds on and accentuates the images' aesthetic, but also compels the viewer to deconstruct each tableau, thereby exposing elements of the construction of cultural identity itself.