Something has shifted for me with Heavy Words in the last month. I've allowed myself to play much more with ideas and materials, and the project's taken on a new lease of life. Rather than confining my ideas to photography I've remembered that I can express myself in different media too, and have moved back into the realm of installation, using domestic objects, clothing, embroidery and photos. I've found myself creating a domestic environment in which to explore issues surrounding cervical cancer and suddenly the work has taken on a relevant form. Making a shift from the scientific to the personal has allowed me to feel in control in a way I haven't felt for a long time.

Something Susan Sontag writes in On Photography has helped lead me on this journey:
"Only that which narrates can make us understand."