Artist Statement

Hello my name is Tiffany and I am a media major at Hunter College. When I was younger my father was a taxi driver and he would constantly bring me on rides. Before the creation of Uber and Lyft, taxi drivers had to rely on building relationships with their clients in order to get constant call backs. My father would constantly tell stories about his life and in return his customers would also share their stories. The taxi drives were constantly filled with laughter, crazy topics, sad life stories and many different perspectives. As I got older I preferred fiction to non-fiction but I still wanted my characters to have the same authenticity and life stories so that they could be relatable to a diverse audience.

I am passionate about story telling and learning from different point of views. Living in New York has provided me with a different outlook in the world. It has shown me the different forms that human beings take on. There is an idea that everyone has their own unique story to tell, and within these different narratives, we will continue to learn and better understand the ever changing world we live in. I hope to learn different ways to transmit these stories into different forms of media. I can use real life experiences from others to gather inspiration and create something new. To create sounds, images, and film, that will come together harmoniously to tell a beautiful story. Although I no longer go on taxi rides, I had to find a source of inspiration somewhere, so it was no wonder that the transportation theme continued through my life. Every story has a beginning, so here’s mine...

Once upon a time, where everyone had unique taste, a college junior named Tiffany was still finding her place.

She searched high and low, through flights and walks, busses and cabs, she finally found her inspiration at the train station.

There she discovered her passion, there she discovered her stories, there she discovered her way in.

The sounds filled her with emotions
The screech of tracks
The automatic voice above
The wind hitting the doors
The chatter from friends
The music from headphones
The bangs from performers
The simultaneous groan as the train stops

The warning ring as the doors close
The apologies

The fights
The silence from long days

The noises echoed in her mind, creating new stories, new narratives, new characters, new inspiration, and new hope.

Everyone had their own stories that screamed to be heard, and from there, college junior Tiffany found her start.