Fairy Series - Artist Statement
I wanted to bring something unusual
or unnatural to something that is natural. For example, a natural forest
setting with a girl and make it unnatural by adding a ferocious tiger by her
side and a mysterious mist.
The reality of the setting of the
photographs is something someone wouldn’t normally think about, making the
photographs themselves seem unnatural. A luscious ravine in the middle of a big
bustling city such as Toronto; the two ideas do not make sense together but
that is the reality, already giving the photographs a sense of fantasy. I
wanted to enhance that fantasy aspect to create a contrasting parallel to what
is real and possible to what isn’t. To what point can something not possibly
exist? I wanted to play with the idea of imagination. If it looks real, perhaps
with a little imagination, we can make it real. Each manipulation has a
narrative that push your sense of imagination even further.
