As an artist I am interested in photography as an act of establishing visual memory and engaging in social visibility, over time. Long term works have chronicled memories of my daughter and son, of people and places in my life, of myself. Documenting transformation is the focus of my process. When my daughter was born, I was told that she had the “physical markers” for Down syndrome and a blood test confirmed the diagnosis a few days later. Today Luigia is a teenager, and these markers have grown with her: her disability remains visible to the outside world. As we try to go about our ordinary lives in our community, I often catch people staring at her, at us. Even though their gaze feels invasive, I perceive it as more questioning than judging. In Regard, I am answering their question offering a window into our reality. Each scene is meticulously set up, and the viewers are invited to look but are also plunged into the outside perspective as I am staring back at them via my return gaze to the camera. In “08-13-2017” I am offering our vulnerability to the viewer in order to engage in a dialogue.