My images center on just one part of the kitchen, the part that makes it possible for all the other parts to be there, the refrigerator. These photographs started with the idea that an indexical catalog of the insides of people's refrigerators would reveal something about the way we live as Americans. I was also fascinated by the way we use the outside as a makeshift canvas; family photos, to do lists, and pithy magnets converge to tell another possible story.

Ultimately, this project took me through the possible lives of the refrigerator, from a single person's home to the home of a family with small children. I saw freezers full, freezers empty, blank surfaces and plastered surfaces. I found that we think we need more space for more food that will often sit until it spoils. I also discovered that we are sentimental and use the refrigerator to remind us of the things we believe in and the things we mustn't forget, whether those things are family, art or more food.