There's a hotel in my hometown that's covered from wall to wall with clown art. It's absolutely fascinating and bizarre; there's not much appreciation of art, where I come from. I was not fond of clowns when I was young (what child is?) but I've become particularly interested in them now that I am older. The makeup, bright costumes, theatrics, and even acrobatics behind it all: they all work together in a delightfully terrifying expression of our deepest emotions. This shoot was inspired by that hotel I passed on the way to school everyday as a kid.