For years I explored an idea where the face is viewed as one would a landscape, a terrain full of peaks and valleys. It wasn't until October 1997 when I arrived at Tylee Cottage, one of the oldest buildings in New Zealand, for a 6-month artist residency that I found the perfect light for the project.  As I climbed the stairs to the second floor landing, I discovered a small waist high skylight in the middle of the slanted roof.  The sunlight coming directly from behind wraps around the subject revealing a topographical map of their head.  When I returned home I built a portable version of theTylee Cottage skylight.  To further intensify the light, I added Plexiglas mirrors to the four sides of the new model and replaced the unpredictable New Zealand sun with a powerful strobe monolight.