Nice To Meet You

Peyton Matik is a junior studying Psychology and Art Therapy with a minor in Theater. She uses her personal identity to create art that speaks to her experiences and relationship to the world around her. “Nice to Meet You” is a black-and-white photograph detailing an altered photograph of Matik from her childhood.

The scissors, thread, safety pins, and more express how individuals carefully curate themselves to appeal to the world around them. Matik expands upon the idea, saying “We carve out the pieces of ourselves that allow us to fit in with the majority, and leave the parts of ourselves that don’t fit on the cutting room floor.”