The question so often asked of me was “Where do these photos come from.” It eventually struck me that, like so many, my dark childhood experiences have indelibly shaped me. I grew up in a troubled Jewish family during the fifties, in the heart of the Iowa Corn Belt - a recipe for isolation and loneliness. Being different in a world of sameness, while walking the path alone, allowed me to transform my solitude and darkness into a visual language that guides me on a journey of exploration to this day.