Polaroid film is made up of several microscopic layers that come together to form an image. As an infant, I was diagnosed with eczema, and my emotional stress aggravates the condition. Complexion investigates the ties between the structure of Polaroid film and human skin. It depicts how my emotional state alters my skin and ultimately warps my experience of reality. Similarly, my imagery undergoes a metamorphosis as I inject alcohol and dyes into the film to deteriorate it just as it is developing. I then scan the Polaroids at a high resolution, crop and reprint them at a larger scale. The high-resolution scanning accentuates the colonies of geometric patterns that spread like capillaries inside the image's space, as well as the bubbles and veils that form inside the Polaroid's chemistry. The images describe a psychological state, showing a reality we otherwise can't see. The artist's hand, when applied to the Polaroid's distinct qualities, suggests variations of a hidden world that is constantly fluctuating.
