Let Me Interview You for You
PRAXIS
2020-ongoing
This series came to life shortly after the unexpected death of a friend during the pandemic. They passed away from an illness unrelated to Covid-19. Working on their memorial keepsake, I was struck by how little of themself had been documented past early adulthood, while they look countless pictures and videos of food, holidays and children. I wanted to give people a means to be documented—from their physicality and mannerisms to headspace and life experiences—not in a performative way but as an opportunity to SEE and reflect upon themselves with objectivity and kindness. I posted an open call on social media, inviting people to be interviewed by me during the month of December in 2020. I then sent each of the 18 participants an edited version of their interview a year later in December 2021. A few of the participants gave me permission to make their interviews public. One participant requested to be interviewed again in December 2021; their edited interview will be sent to them in December 2022.