My most recent body of work is derived from crime scene photos used in violent cases that my mother has tried as a prosecutor.
Banal, uncomposed, and indexical, crime scene photos lay bare the gaze of the law at the moment of its encounter with the traces of human trauma. Beyond the scene itself, they depict the overlapping gazes of criminal, victim, and law enforcement. When looking these images myself, I embody the perspectives of all and none of these viewers. In this somewhat detached and unstable state, I offer no obvious recourse to form or content.
