I'm documenting a world that exists and doesn't exist at the same time. The world in which these girls live is made up, but the illusion they've created is so constant that it became more real to them than the world they actually live in.
This series is to a great degree inspired by Los Angeles.
Los Angeles is a beautiful place. The magic is still here.
Everything is possible, but there is a very dark element here too.
You can feel it when you've been here for a few months at a time.
The sky is always blue, the birds are always singing.
It's a strange picture of perfection, but there is this eerie monotony that creeps in after a while.
I think it can slowly drive people crazy.
That sense of unease under the surface of all this beauty and promise.
I stage my pictures with this place in mind. A place where dreams die quietly.