Q: There is an element of theater in much of your recent work. Apparent improvisation and chance unfolds as individuals seem to pose and play inside and against the set-like environments. How has your interaction and relationship with your subjects changed since working on "Shadow Chamber" and "The Boarding House"?
A: Up to the mid nineties my photographs contained a documentary aesthetic to them. I attempted to place the subjects in an environment that was created by the subject and take a photograph within the confines of that person. Beginning in the mid nineteen ninties, I began to interact with the subjects in almost theatrical way. Whilst the environment that I was working played a role in defining the environments I felt free to alter it according to the demands of the situation. The corresponding result of this complex interaction between myself and the subjects enabled me to expand my vision and create a style that has become quite identifiable.
[Above photograph from "The Boarding House"].
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