In March, I was honored to exhibit for the first time in Baltimore outside of MICA at the Light Gallery with other local artists at the “Works on Paper” exhibition. They chose an experimental collage I did last summer 2009 during my NY studio program. Here are some photos, enjoy! I also bought a print at the show to add to my print collection. Thanks to everyone who came to the opening!

I had an intense conversation with a friend last night after I came back to MICA. I mentioned the critique I had for this series. The first three I did earlier last semester in my Photo as Muse class, they were my first digital photos! I later added three more to continue the “Expectations” in life. The critique felt so long, students were arguing about what I was really trying to say. Art school upsets me sometimes because we are taught to make art about one thing-to say I am against or I am for something. Why cant art just be ambiguous, life is ambiguous! I am not trying to say I am against marriage or traditions, I’m not saying I’m for it. But I don’t want to feel hypocritical for wanting these things then making fun of it in my work. The truth is that all of these traditions: marriage, children, love and companionship makes people happy and all people want is to be happy, right? So this series is a way for me to figure myself out and put myself in the mind of a fish, is this a biological drive or are we just taught these things? Is this the ideal lifestyle? For some people, it doesn’t work out as planned. In conclusion, I learned from the critique that the viewer can look at these and reflect upon their feelings and ideas. I want to learn about myself therefore, I make work about myself. Someone said they were just hilarious and thats all he can see in them, thats ok too.