Thoughts Determine Life
"The world we have created is a product of our thinking; it cannot be changed without changing our thinking." –Albert Einstein
The constructed photographic images in the series Thoughts Determine Life, explore the ways in which our thoughts and emotions can influence our lives. The surreal strategies and absurdist humor used to create the work aid in communicating concepts that are usually intangible. Within these staged environments the realism of both photography and situation is questioned. Symbolic viewpoints and disposition depict various human thought processes of future or past events. Within our current society there is an ever-evolving discussion on the subject of mental health and wellbeing. Based on human perception, this series examines the notion of how thoughts, feelings, and beliefs can affect one’s understanding of objective reality.