This series is about revealing. I photograph the backs of houses because that is where people hide things. By displaying the backs of houses, I've revealed the private as public. I am white trash. My mother is black and my father is white. Here, a person of mixed blood is called white trash. This piece of information played a major role in my process when picking which houses to photograph. I am the product of an affair. The private act that produced me has complicated my life. I’ve pushed this issue to the back of my mind because I didn’t want to reveal it to myself. By using photography to display people’s realities I’ve come to terms with my own. Revealing is liberation.
