SuZen's concerns as a photographer is to explore “reality and illusion”. Over the years, she used various techniques such as montage, collage, reflections and selective toning. Her photographs depict scenes that involve more than one level of perception, forcing the viewer to consider the same subject from different points of view. The culmination of this style is found in SuZen's “Blindseries”, which depicts scenes photographed through venetian blinds. The blinds “blind” the view. The image behind the blinds is gradually perceived, moving the viewer's focal point from the foreground to the background. The duality of the scene is revealed, and the expression of “reality/illusion” is achieved. These large (24“ x 17”) black and white photographs challenge the viewer's perception and revolves around the theme of “seeing”.
Always pushing the barriers, SuZen's art goes beyond the photograph. In 1984, she received a grant from the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) to have her BlindseriesÝ photograph, “Flowing Light” painted as a 23' x 40' mural on the west wall of 303 West 42nd Street IN NYC. As founder/director of ART FOR THE PEOPLE, she incorporated the Blindseries into performances in public spaces - including the World Trade Center lobby and TWA Terminal at JFK Airport by creating 6' tall 3' panel folding screens as a backdrops.
In addition, she has produced a line of Artwear, in which she extracts the essense of her photographs into graphic designs and then silkscreen them onto clothes that she designed. In 1990, Capra Press published her book, “The Love Story of Sushi & Sashimi - A Cat Tale”.