My interest in the marriage of performance art and photography developed while I was re-examining the ways in which the manipulation of a subject affects the advancement of my work. Flirting with other mediums allowed me to realize that my 1 interest as an artist is the direction and reinterpretation of my human subjects through film. Artists such as Kelli Connell, Marina Abramovic, Robert ParkeHarrison, and Sally Mann have greatly influenced the way I use photography to interpret those subjects, the props, and my performances.