Pixy's photography is intimate and public at the same time. Her photographs are personal—she uses images of herself and her boyfriend to address gender roles and sexuality in our society. Although they are based on real incidents in their private lives, they are not documentary photographs. She stages and performs situations between her and her boyfriend, and with these pictures she challenges preconceived notions of heterosexual relationships. She does this with a sly sense of humor in perfectly executed photographs. Her pictures are witty, often tongue in cheek, and never deadly serious. Yet she makes her point succinctly, reversing gender roles or making purposefully unsexy sexy pictures. They are not intended to be feminist statements but they question the traditional and stereotypical notions of male/female roles in our society. Her photographs are conceptual and playful at the same time. She is a rebel with a twinkle in her eye. —Elisabeth Biondi
