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I Am What I Think You Think I Am, Richard Landvatter
I Am What I Think You Think I Am, Richard Landvatter
All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023
“I am not what I think I am. I am not what you think I am. I am what I think you think I am.” - Charles Horton Cooley
I’m interested in how, as social creatures, we see and present ourselves to others. My recent work explores image and identity, how they form, and how we tailor them to meet social standards and expectations. I look at the inaccuracies that arise from seeing ourselves through the lens of other people, and the consequential manipulated presentation of the self to these very same people - “The Looking-Glass-Self”.
My imagery is inspired …