I love her style of depicting herself, her struggles, and her realities through capturing others in photos. In the Wrestling pieces I think it's interesting how she took photos of young boys sparing against each other to try and depict the gender roles of males and almost herself try to answer the question of what she would be like if she was born a boy. Along with that the photos seem to explain how they are supposed to almost act and behave; as both warriors and brethren to each other. I think a theme that flows through her pieces is the casting off the bred roles you have been taught and to do what comes naturally to you regardless of what society has to say. In the pieces with the boy posing as a female you can see this guard that comes up when going against the roles you are supposed to depict.. In most of the photos he is guarded to pose in the feminine poses, but in the moments where he seems to forget it seems almost effortless and are "neutral". I think its hard though to act in the roles that come naturally when your bred to be, act, and perform in a certain way. To forget about our roles entirely is something very hard to do for anyone, but I think Collier helps to show that it is possible through the loss and desire to do so.
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