Megan- Statement

There is always this feeling of isolation that is frightening and intriguing to me. This feeling lures me to photograph places that people chose to ignore. These places are in a transition period between the natural world and the mechanical world. In this transition period there is a subtle struggle of identity. Identity is expressed through pure space rather than race or gender. The act of taking space gives life to things that are mechanical and yet organisms that are breathing. It is when people interfere with this space that the two worlds collide and become a single complete identity. In the absence of people, the space becomes separated between the worlds. I make art according to that effect and to my personal wanting to have one identity. These places are usually from around my hometown. My hometown is in this transition period between beautiful landscapes and the mining industry. It is interesting how machines interact with this pure land.