Artist Statement
I am exploring the current state of sexual interaction between people in the modern age.  More specifically exploring human sexuality and Craigslist in the casual encounter section.  Internet brings human sexuality more to the surface.  I am researching Carl Jung and his philosophy about the collective unconscious and the concept of the anima and animus.  I believe the Craigslist project is an excellent example of this happening now.  The men in these ads are putting on personas to attract “women”.  My hypothesis is that this “woman” does not exist and is a projection of the man’s psyche that is repressed.  It is manifesting itself in the most primitive aspect of the anima.  It is interesting to note that Carl Jung said that the animus is more likely to be personified as multiple male figures, while the anima is frequently a single female.  My goal is to understand the psychology behind the casual encounter phenomenon.  I consider this project to be very relevant to the very present moment of today.  As with all of my work I use the figure as a vehicle to express personal concepts that concur with our day and age.