Digital collage of mixed media collage #Selfie
THEDA SANDIFORD
1970 New York. Lives and works in Jersey City, NJ.
From Selfie series.
Statements:
“We all wear masks. Masks to pretend, to hide or just to put our best face forward in a selfie. Using internal conflict as a starting point, I allow the materials take over and construct a mask to protect myself from my fears. What may start off as an ugly statement about myself, is in the end transformed into something beautiful. I recycle random treasures I’ve collected into mixed media assemblage. I photograph my process then digitally manipulate these images to extend the narrative as part of my personal mythology. Fragmented identity juxtaposed with the existence of infinite possibilities is a recurring theme in my work. See my process on Instagram @MissTheda”
Selfie series.
Selfie series.
City series, 2015.
“I find things when I walk around,” Sandiford says. “I’ll find a gear from a bicycle, I’ll see something broken. I’m seeing things all the time. Depending on what neighborhood I’m in, I can get a sense of who lives there by their garbage. In Jersey City, there are a lot of Corona caps and Heineken caps and Goya Malta if I’m near the park. In Hoboken, I’ll find the Heineken cap, but I’ll also find craft beer caps from Brooklyn lager. As you go through different neighborhoods, you’ll get to know who lives there. I just got back from London, I brought a bunch of things back.”