An-My-Le

"Unfortunately, pictures do not smell."

Indeed, they do not, but if they did, artists would have an easier job. Sometimes I try to put myself somewhere that I once was, trying to remember every thought, feeling, smell... everything. It creates almost an out of body experience. No form of art can fully capture the experience of actually being somewhere, so artists have to do the best they can with what we have.

"Scale is important because it shows us how insignificant we are."

If more people realized this, they might realize how unimportant war is as well. We're all headed for the same fate, really - coexistence just seems like it would be easier for some reason.

"War is very complicated, it's not black and white... that's why the work is ambiguous. It's meant to be."

Though her final sentiments indicate her feelings against war in general, her photography doesn't really show a bias one way or the other. Mainly, her work just suggests a fascination of war in general - a curiosity, really. I think curiosity is important for an artist.