Artist Statement

My images are psychological narratives about relationships. These narratives are quiet and simple stories, oftentimes lonely and melancholy. Elements from my life are transformed and juxtaposed to make personal statements responding to the world. My photographs harness the contrast of the whimsical and the grim of the fairy tale we call "love."

Vintage wedding dresses fascinate me; through the lens I hear the stories of the women who wore them. The models I use are real and imperfect people, given only gestural direction, common objects, and light. I often use the disquiet of abandoned spaces to elicit the mood in my images. Recently I’ve also been drawn to the dry and barren landscapes surrounding me in west Texas.

Megan Pinch is an artist working in photography, artists' books, and digital media. Her images have been shown internationally in over forty solo and group exhibitions and publications, and her work has received numerous awards. Her education in the arts came from College of the Holy Cross, Rochester Institute of Technology, and SUNY Brockport's Visual Studies Workshop, from which she received her MFA in 2001. She has since held teaching positions in Massachusetts and Texas, and is currently a new Assistant Professor of Art at the University of North Alabama in Florence, AL. You can see more of Megan's images at http://www.meganpinch.com.