ARTIST STATEMENT: As early as your first steps and words, people begin to tell you things about yourself. What you’re good at. How you should behave. How you can improve. People uplift you; people put you down. It’s hard to figure out who you are when you barely have time to decide for yourself. But, once you discover a part of who you are on your own, even if it is the absurd fact that you prefer Mondays to Fridays, or that you have an insatiable desire to sneak into private pools, these parts become vital to forming the ever-growing identity known as “you”.
I’m intrigued by how personality plays a major role in who we are; more specifically, I’m interested in how extroverts and introverts live their lives both entwined and separate from one other. About 68% of the population is ambiverted, which means that most of us have both introverted and extroverted tendencies. However, I’ve noticed that we the world tend to applaud the people-oriented types, rather than consistently appreciating those who would sometimes rather be alone. In this series, I attempt to capture the small, quiet moments, the bold defining traits, and perhaps even some unexpected quirks of what makes up the at times hidden, magnificent world of the introvert.
I found that our differences fascinate me, and yet, our common humanity seems to provoke me even more. This project became an exploration of myself, my interests as a photographer, and the overall beauty of humankind.
An introvert savors the headiness of their inner world,
(and yet) An introvert at times feels weighed down by too much time spent inside his or her own mind.
An introvert has a lingering desire to run away.
An introvert often becomes an artist of sorts.
An introvert tends to have one or two close friends who share similar interests.
An introvert’s bedroom can at times become their world.
An introvert sometimes must resort to makeshift hideaways.
An introvert is fond of engaging in solitary activities such as daydreaming.
An introvert prefers to discover things on their own without being rushed or pressured.
