Mary Keane

I have an innate tropism towards all things curious, obscure, perverted. I believe it to be a natural inclination. As children we are reprimanded if caught in the act of staring at another. We learn to be more discreet in our observations, snatching often only brief glances into the shaded nooks of anothers world. I think we all have voyeuristic tendancies. Photography allows us to wander these inner, private worlds at our leisure, the subject often giving us permission to stare, to sate our curiosities. For me the fascination rests in how people choose to live their lives, the roles they play, the paraphernalia they surround themselves with, their environments. We are fascinating creatures with a plethora of strange habits and behaviours. Photography can capture these visually but superficially. Its just one way of understanding. A photograph is merely a subjective representation of reality, a two dimensional view. The truly fascinating aspect of the individual is of course their minds. The world we create around us hints at the world that exists in our heads, its a mirror. Only here can the photographer thread. Developments in neuroscience are helping foster a deeper understanding of ourselves. Photography is just one angle but it is a wonderful angle!