New work

Here's an image from a new set that I am working on.
I like the idea of making images that are aesthetically pleasing but still have a subtle macabre element to them. Doing this gives me the best of both worlds that i'm interested in. I still use the fashion/glamour aesthetic that appeals to me as well as the horror/macabre element that I love.

Mortality

Lately i've been very interested in the idea of mortality. I think it's easy to become obsessed with it, that is why most people probably don't think about death. One could either think of it as a scary event or as a beautiful and peaceful event. I think that is what I keep trying to incorporate into my photographs I just hadn't realized it.
I started looking up memento mori and the art associated with it and it really intrigued me. That led me into danse macabre paintings and also a style of paintings called Vanitas. All of these things remind us of how short life is, and that we will all eventually die. For some reason I keep going back to paintings for inspiration. I'm not quite sure what it is about them that I relate to so much. I've never really been good at painting, i've just always admired them.