Game Theory - 2023 

Game Theory is a series of digital collages made from film images I photographed between 2020 and 2023. The series explores themes of success and performance as they relate to heterosexuality and gender norms in American culture. Images were curated based on their formal and conceptual relevance, then digitally composited to create each collage. Reconstructed, the source imagery no longer functions as intimate snapshots taken of myself and my husband; instead, the compositions narrate the experiences of and relationship between a male and female character as they interact with each other, their environment, and the viewer, examining power dynamics established through ideals around sex, violence, and money.

Game Theory was exhibited at the Martha and Robert Fogelman Galleries at the University of Memphis from November 17th through December 8th, 2023. 

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