I have been struggling for some time with issues of the medium, and what I am trying to get out of it. Constructing pretty, complex images is unsatisfying in and of itself. I have wished to use the technology to approach myself in some way, to take the beginning steps at becoming aware of the fact that the computer, the digital imaging software, and the scanner, are all just the latest in a long line of tools that can be used for self-knowledge. The core of these particular images are scans of my own body, face, and hands, kept at the original size (except for where my hands are used as pointers). I have tried to minimize the incorporation of found imagery into these works, as it is too easy a crutch to lean upon.