On this episode of Optics, Paula Tognarelli, Executive Director and Curator at the Griffin Museum of Photography interviews Shelby Meyerhoff. Shelby is a multidisciplinary artist based in Winchester, Massachusetts. She works with a variety of media, including photography, painting, sculpture, and body art, often combining multiple techniques to create her image. In her current exhibition "Zoomorphics", she transforms her appearance using body paint and photograph herself as different creatures inspired by the natural world. She believes that connecting to nature is fundamental to the human experience.