ARRIVING IN SCANDINAVIA WITH THE INTENTION OF PHOTOGRAPHING THE SWEDISH PEOPLE, I ENCOUNTERED A NUMBER OF CULTURAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL OBSTACLES TO SCOUTING MODELS FOR MY WORK. FORCED TO RETHINK THE PROCESS OF CREATING PORTRAITS, I BEGAN PHOTOGRAPHING THE COMMUNITY OF MALMÖ WITHOUT THEIR KNOWLEDGE. IN 'GOOD MORNING! GOOD MORNING! GOOD MORNING!', PORTRAITS ARE CONCEIVED IN ANONYMITY RATHER THAN DETERMINED BY A DIRECT INTERACTION WITH THE SUBJECT. TO REPLACE THE MODEL'S PHYSICAL PRESENCE WITHIN MY STUDIO, I PHOTOGRAPHED UNSUSPECTING PERSONS AND RESHAPED THEIR PRINTED, CROPPED IMAGES BY HAND BEFORE SHOOTING THEM AGAIN AGAINST A BLACK BACKGROUND ON FILM.
