Helmets, jackets, gloves, and boots all form a protective layer, symbolically forming a barrier to certain situations and fears. This second skin, while shielding the wearer from injury, is restrictive and permits no communication or growth. There is an internal dialogue of sorts being carried on, however, since each of the figures represents a form of the alter ego. The viewer is prohibited direct eye contact with any of the images, making the nature of each work all the more introspective. As the series progresses, the personal uniform gradually falls away, revealing portions of the multiple images.
Exposure allows for change and, hopefully, maturation.
But the protective grouping of the alter ego figures is reminiscent of military doctrine that calls for an aggressive offensive element of four soldiers and, in this case, infers a resistance to change. Throughout each work is the underlying suggestion of inner turmoil and a degree of self-mutilation. There is also the possibility that a healing of sorts may be sought out or could occur through this process. The viewer is able to walk up to and be drawn into the surrealistic landscapes.