Variants is a two-part portrait series that arose out of research into the visual representation of psychiatric patients over time. Referencing both Victorian asylum photography and contemporary psychiatric drug advertisements, the 24 participants have at some point in their lives been diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder and been prescribed medication for that disorder. Some continue to take medication today, others do not. Some agree with their diagnoses, and others do not.   

Variants, 2013, dimensions variable

1. Part I, 24 clipboards, file folders and archival digital images from 4x5” color negatives, 2013
2. Part II, Single channel video, 6 minute loop from 24 digital images, 2013

Project Statement here.