In a highly civilized world nature is controlled, sparse, and contained. Life is dulled and monotonous. Because of this, I have struggled with the relationship between my self and my environment, which seems overwhelmingly detached, lonely, and strange. I hunt for imagery that strikes my senses in a way that is undeniably real to keep me grounded and sane. When I examine living beings very closely, I find a common sensual intensity that exhilarates and seizes me at the deepest level. We are beautiful, repulsive, and erotic all at once. I am only revived by my chance encounters with these pieces of pulsing life that seem surprisingly rare in the civilized world. This flesh that lies hidden is what moves me in a most sublime way, and that is what I photograph.