Summer, 2021
I was set to be featured in an art show and, as always, wanted to be irreverent—or at least do something unexpected.
Instead of simply hanging prints and soaking in passing compliments, I wondered: what if I turned my booth into a working portrait studio and held my own feet to a fire?
It was the first time in over a year anyone had truly socialized. How do you capture that? Wary strangers, newly out of isolation, face to face, maskless—suddenly vulnerable in an intimate space. Something would happen.
The art would be the moment itself—experiential, fleeting. Like improv or live music, a collaboration between myself and perfect strangers.
The simpler the setup, the richer the experience. One light. White backdrop. Monochrome. If I wanted something interesting, I had to make something interesting happen.
I called it Human (Re)Connection.
