T h e N a m e
Hello, While my gender identity has changed to non binary I prefer to introduce myself as Mx.Ection. That being said I will not be “rebranding” myself as such. In every publication I will still be referred to as M.E. for short or Mr.Ection.
I am a 37 year old contemporary Ellensburg/Seattle based queer latinX photographer/ visual artist.
The name came to be while I was out with some friends discussing my work. At the time my work was solely presented on Instagram and I was using myself as a model mixing nature, architectural spaces around me, and the male form giving way to erotic undertones.
Like anyone else who is sometimes shy exposing themselves for the first time I kept my face out of frame remaining an anonymous being. I was in search of a name while speaking about anonymity to my friends. So we bounced ideas off each other creating names that were play on words. My friend Jesse told me I needed a word that was misdirecting.
Out of it all the word Misdirecting spoke to me the most when I got home. From there, Misdirection became a word that hinted at multiple words in one.
“Mister”, “Mist” “Erect”, “Erection” “Miss” “Direct” “Dire” “Direction”. So… Misdirection became Mr. Ection.
O r i g i n s
When I was 11, I had gone on a trip to the Philadelphia Art Museum. There was an artist being featured where his extensive works were displayed over several gallery spaces spanning from his early years to his death. In one of the gallery spaces he did a study of the most basic color blockings onto individual canvases. The colors were vintage, muted greens, pastel yellows and then pops of vibrant orange. I remember breezing through the gallery spaces as it all felt rudimentary to me.
It wasn’t till I turned the corner into the last gallery that stood a giant 70 foot by 60 foot canvas.. The painting was empty, void of any color, void of any story or reflection of the outside world…The artist took one brush stroke and painted a single red line three quarters away left of center from top top bottom. I was upset! It made me feel angry, confused, and I was 11. I was bratty. I was cocky. I was Young. Ha! However, I had already considered becoming an artist one day. Always being drawn to color, patterns, shape and textures and this painting stirred an already existing emotion of my wanting to create art. To this day the painting both haunts me and resonates with me. A continual vibration that set me on a course of becoming an artist. Who would have ever thought that this painting would be such a love hate relationship. It was something I didn’t care for or understand and yet it became the biggest gift of my life. I have been striving for art ever since and the passionate journey has moved its way through different mediums that include the performing arts and now this website is dedicated to my love of photography.