Photographs > Does This Sound Like You?

Untitled (fate compulsion)
chromogenic print
48" x 60"
2004
Untitled (sensitivity)
chromogenic print
48" x 60"
2004
Untitled (ladies' man)
chromogenic print
48" x 60"
2004
Untitled (nosiness)
chromogenic print
60" x 48"
2005
Untitled (overcompensation)
chromogenic print
48" x 60"
2006
Untitled (short attention span)
chromogenic print
48" x 60"
2006
Untitled (thin-boundaried)
chromogenic print
60" x 48"
2006
Untitled (sublimation)
chromogenic print
48" x 60"
2006
Periodic Table of the Traits
chromogenic print
48" x 65"
2006

Does This Sound Like You? continues the interest in psychological-based work, this time exploring the human tendency to categorize ourselves and others based on dominant personality traits. The title of the exhibition was inspired by the recent proliferation of self-help books and websites that claim to assist the untrained person in self-diagnosis. While the implications of such could be precarious, Hobbs approaches her subject matter with wit and familiarity. In the end, Does This Sound Like You? points the finger back at the viewer, asking the question of ourselves. Hobbs's work exposes both our perceptions of others, and self-perception, through evaluations of others.