2022

Oil on panel

As an elder millennial, I grew up with the internet. I was present for each new social media platform and was an early adopter of MySpace & Instagram. I became comfortable with meeting strangers online and forging friendships with people I will never meet. This work examines these friendships both real and imagined. The image shows two wallet sized portrait photographs: on the left my real-life friend, 20 years before I met her and, on the right, an Instagram influencer I have followed from day one, almost ten years now, but have never had a conversation with.