Tracy Whiteside

My passion is creating dream-like images which are usually more like nightmares. I want my art to encourage people to take a break from reality. The images are intended to awaken the imagination of the observer. imagination leads the human race to invent, innovate, create, and problem solve.

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My passion is creating dream-like images which are usually more like nightmares. I want my art to encourage people to take a break from reality. The images are intended to awaken the imagination of the observer. imagination leads the human race to invent, innovate, create, and problem solve.

Often my photos lay on the shadowy side of artistry. Some of the subjects I examine can be uncomfortable. Life is sometimes uncomfortable. Even as a little girl, I loved all things that go bump in the night. It's possible that I have seen every scary movie ever made, but I have a strong preference for psychological horror as opposed to violence. A few of my favorites are Rosemary's Baby, The Haunting, and The Blair Witch Project. However, The Exorcist is the film that left indelible marks in my mind.​

Conversely, of late I have found myself inventing fantastical places with magical women. And while I am not a huge fan of fantasy movies or books, as a kid my favorite story was Peter Pan. I think it's a safe bet that is the inspiration for all the flying and fairies in my work. We all need to escape now and then.

Currently, I am exploring what makes us human. Not our biology but our mind. I am focused on women: our experiences, emotions, hopes, and fears that make us who we are. Our spiritual beings. And our dark little hidey holes where we stuff the bad things.