 I began to think about developing a body of work that could help me explore the idea of who am I and my identity as a modern woman in a very traditional culture. And so to represent my being African, I thought, why not work with a textile that we wear every day, that we live with, that's part of our identity as a community and then our identity as individuals. And then I'm a woman. And so I wanted to take portraits of women because I wanted to see other women the way I desired to be seen.