Seeing

Throughout history woman have been bound. They were bound to their men, their home and their children. Men were believed to be the superior sex and women were their property. The 19th century brings together two forces. One was the belief that the role of men and women were strictly separate and the advent of the tintype. This was an exciting time in photography. It was probably the first time most people were able to have their images recorded. Each of my images begins with a tintype, which I scan and manipulate. Tintypes tell their own story which was created by the photographer and the sitter. I use that story as my starting point. I manipulate the image by layering visual metaphor thus creating my own narrative.