Bio:
Monica Kovach was born and raised in Kalamazoo, Michigan. She currently attends Western Michigan University, where she is pursuing a BFA in Photography & Intermedia. She is a recipient of the John M. Carney Enrichment Award for BFA Students in Photography, the Judy A. and Theron F. Hallock Educational Enhancement Award for Painting and Photography, as well as a co-recipient of the Western Michigan University College of Fine Arts Entrepreneurial Undergraduate Professionalism Grant.
Artist Statement:
My current fine art photographic work aims to illustrate and exploit the mental condition that is Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Through preliminary studies on my personal neuroses, the themes of repetition and discomfort came naturally. I realized that the derangement that I feel from these neuroses, or obsessions, trigger compulsions that attempt to mask the uncomfortable situations. The viscous cycle repeats itself over and over again, seeming to have no end. As I continue to work, I hope to illustrate the severity and anxiety associated with this disorder, as well as other debilitating mental diseases.