Selfportrait as a Group #5

Artists have been making self-portraits for centuries, emphasizing the self as an individual entity. My series, “Selfportrait as a Group,” follows this tradition but pays tribute to the others who are involved in the making of the self. Be they friends, family or colleagues they influence any portrait that I may make of my developing self. The yearly picture to be taken changes and grows as do the people who have left a place in my life. Thus it is not a static portrait of an individual person but a moving image of a group that continues to influence each other. This series aims to highlight the self as a communal being who is interconnected. The video portrays the many factors and people who are involved in the making of three isolated photographic moments.