As a refugee from Eastern Europe, I found in the past, that keeping my opinions to myself, was the best policy. It was never due to ignorance or apathy but a desire not to completely ostracize myself from my family, friends and community.
My art work (which is photo oriented) has been largely based on experimental processes. The ultimate goal was to turn photography into something more than a two dimensional art form. I wanted to find a way to make it more sculptural and three dimensional. The only way I thought I could accomplish that was to experiment with various materials, methods and applications. There was never much room to incorporate politics.
Political works that move me are the works of Lewis Wickes Hines and his documentation on life in the slums, Dorothea Lange and her images of the Great Depression and Arthur Fellig (Weegee) and his dedicated work in capturing “true reality” on film. In the future I hope to include more of my own views on politics, my previous experience as a refugee and the works by my favorite artists, into my photography.
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