Proxy is an exploration of self, memory, and the passage of time through photographic collage. The use of my mother as a proxy for myself in the future blends our identities into one as I consider the inevitability of aging and mortality.

The self is a fluid and evolving entity. I am both the subject and the observer.

A young woman with long red hair, wearing a dark purple shirt, sitting indoors against a wall with a purple decorative banner and some small framed pictures in the background.
A woman and three children at the beach. The woman and one child are holding hands, and they are dressed in jackets, with the woman wearing a red jacket and the children in red and yellow jackets. One girl is seen in a separate torn section, wearing a red jacket. The background shows the ocean with small waves under an overcast sky.
A woman with short blonde hair wearing a tan coat and a gray scarf standing outdoors with a body of water and greenery in the background.
A black and white photo of a woman with half of her face behind a tree on one side and the other half visible, wearing an off-the-shoulder top on the left and a-striped shirt on the right, standing against a background of trees and foliage.
A young boy with curly blond hair sitting on a bench, with silhouettes of other children and adults behind him, some cut out or covered with white shapes, in a room with colorful children's artwork on the walls and a blue tablecloth with paint splatters on the table.
A woman with blonde hair, wearing a dark shirt, outdoors with trees in the background.
A person in a black leather jacket sitting on a park bench, with two children sitting on their lap. The person and one child's faces are obscured with white, while the child's face is visible. The person is holding a little girl in a red outfit, and there's another child with face obscured sitting next to them. The background shows autumn trees with colorful leaves and fallen leaves on the ground.
A woman with short, light brown hair smiling and winking, wearing a red button-up shirt, in front of a patterned background.