"Because You Asked" is the artist's digital self-portrait in sound, text, and image.   It provides the user with the opportunity to create the self-portrait, and then, if they wish, erase it.   This work is a commentary on the tradition of self-portraiture and its ongoing evolution in a virtual age.
" Because You Asked" is created entirely in Flash, and uses a synthesized combination of text, images, and audio to complete the self-portrait.   The piece is interactive, and requires that the user click on a series of buttons, appearing as icons, to proceed through the work.   It is only through the user's participation that the self-portrait can be completed, and once completed, the user has the option, through tools provided on the site, to erase it.