I was inspired for Material Possessions when I was photographing windows in New York. I noticed that the people on the street were reflected behind the actual window installation depicting street life, mirrored in the everyday consumer materialistic society, while juxtaposing the hustle and bustle of the city behind the static mannequins, indicating a relationship between art and artifice. Issues of voyeurism and consumerism inform the richly layered realities of Material Possessions, worlds of glamour, fashion, style, and the glittery, that promise personal transformation. Transparent glass, behind which the objects of desire lurk, creates an intimate visual aesthetic based on the interaction between fantasy and reality.