This work addresses the conflict between how the war is idealized, how it is in actuality and how it is presented to us in everyday life. Our culture is saturated with visual media, and as we absorb information from all types of outlets, it is important to realize the removal of the viewer from the reality presented to them.
These images are exhibited as large format color photographs in order to offer as much visual information as possible, but the construction process is meant to force the viewer to question what they are seeing. I want the viewer to acknowledge the architecture of the tableau, and at the same time feel the weight of the subject matter.