James Kuan

POTENTIAL SPACE | In human anatomy, “potential space” is the tension-heavy void between two adjacent surfaces pressing up against each other. In my own life, a similarly complicated space exists between my identity as an introvert, and my perceived need to be an  extrovert.

I created this series to represent my continued balancing of self-erasure and self-exposure.

As a surgeon, I cut, repair and reconstruct. Over the past few years, I’ve adopted a similar practice with my photography, incorporating collage, layering and abstraction to activate surface as a metaphor for absence and embodiment. www.jameskuanphoto.com