from the milk crate

from the milk crate is a body of work comprised of self-portraits. i have long been interested in first impressions and how we are able to manipulate a person's impression of us based simply on our outward appearance. in this work, i explored many different appearances- some normal, some fantasy- and the emotions that were revealed upon donning each one. i found that my attitude towards posing in front of the camera, and even my confidence level, would change depending on what i was wearing. the more fantastical the costume, the more creative the pose, the more i enjoyed taking the picture.

there are sixteen 8x10 black and white photographs in all, each finished with a store-bought mat, and placed back in the cellophane envelope that the mat came in, price tag still affixed.
for display, i then tossed them all into a beat-up old milk crate to be shuffled through by the viewer, like old prints at a flea market. here are five of the sixteen prints...