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This is a strange project. I have little confidence in the artistry of these images, but feel certain of the importance of the idea behind my showing them. I'm sure that each of us has parts of our life that we never show in our photos. Maybe it's because we think they're ugly, or maybe we're so used to them that we no longer see them. Maybe we feel they're too personal. Maybe they embarrass us. Maybe it's simply that we think they'd distract from our "true work." Whatever the reason, I wonder how it would be if each of us took just one of these unseen subjects and focused on it for a series or even for just one photo. Would our attitudes towards it change? Would it speak to our viewers?

For me, this series is waking me up to something that has been in front of my eyes for eight years, but had hardly been noticed. Now I SEE it. I consciously see my mobility scooter's control panel and basket. Since 2000 it has appeared in the forefront or periphery of every sight I see. This machine is like legs to me: it gets me where I want to go. I'm glad I'm finally seeing it for what it is...and appreciating it for what it does. My no-longer-invisible partner.