BURDENING
I created this series entitled “Burdening” to exemplify the effects of waste plastic on the well-being of both our Earth and its inhabitants. In an attempt to bring this issue to the forefront of peoples’ lives, I recreated with a human the devastating images of land and sea mammals suffocating on waste plastic. “Burdening” forces viewers to make the correlation between their actions and the inevitable effects on the environment and all living creatures—including ourselves—and come to the realization that we are burdening this Earth.
MOON CYCLE
The inherent power women hold due to their connection to the Moon subsided to the physical dominance of man. As the last matriarchal societies fell and the patriarchy prevailed through war, the feminine power crawled its way into the collective subconscious where it remains hidden today.
Modern day feminism is an outgrowth of the innate connection to woman and the moon. Through feminist movements, conscious action is taken to reclaim that essential aspect of human life which is often suppressed. Feminism is about the fight for women’s rights, to be treated as man’s equal. It is a battle to regain what was lost, what was once a reality but has since disappeared.
TRAPPED
The faces of the abandoned and unwanted residents of the Los Angeles City Animal Shelter in South LA.
STRIPPED
Photos taken at the Supreme Court in Washington DC the day Roe v Wade was overturned.