Maybe she has her head in the clouds, maybe she hides it there instead. But maybe this isn't about her or her head. Maybe it's about a woman's body holding up the sky, the stars, the universe.
I prefer to obscure my model's identity when possible as my photographs are rarely about the people within them, but the concept. Faces tend to mistakenly sanction the importance of identity and my work is rarely about singular persons as it is about womankind and their inherent beauty.
“The sculpture of the cloud functions as a conduit for shame, rage, and the catharsis of secrets. Within the cloud, identity becomes a mist, a gloomy fog billowing between the eyes, that offers a kind of clarity only visible after a thunderstorm: wet, deep, quenched, illuminated. ”
BEHIND THE SCENES
“‘Seeing is believing.’ Has that ever been true? What do we know about what or who we glimpse? Pain or pleasure, hurt and joy...what amazing or terrible experiences lurk just under the beautiful surfaces that make us real? ”
Immense gratitude to my beautiful, passionate and always extremely talented cousin and model, Cassandra Dixon for such a stunning collaboration and to my kindred spirit, soul mate, lover, confidante, sweetheart and partner, Mike O'Shaughnessy for taking so many incredible behind-the-scenes shots. I love you both!
To see more of Cassandra Dixon's work, please visit: cassandradixonart.com