Meg May is an artist from Oregon living and working in Portland with her two cats, Void and Nyx. She holds a BFA in Photography from the University of Oregon.

Stemming from my anxiety and perfectionism, letting go of control is the only way I make peace with myself, and my work will always mimic that consciously or subconsciously. From order and chaos, I am often left with the idea of melancholy. The word itself lyrical and beautiful, the meaning true and poignant. It haunts me and my work. The human experience is not orderly, but it is emotional. It is this tension between wanting control and emotion at the same time that persists in all of my work.

I photograph certain items that I found, in a certain way. I am drawn to the environments that show our chaotic and disorganized world. Within these environments, the things that make up the whole are more important than the whole itself. I photograph in a way that accumulates in a similar way to how the objects in an environment accumulate over time. I utilize analog processes that leave room and opportunity for the chaos to find it’s way into the work not just conceptually, but also formally.