Studying representations of gender and the body in contemporary image-culture, Buie is interested in reevaluating the genre of portraiture through a queering of the relationship between artist, subject, and viewer. Using the camera as an extension of the body, she documents acts of intimacy in search of visually defining iconographies of desire. Her images act as subversive fabrications of advertising and editorial photography, positioning the viewer in a place where the simple act of looking is inherently queer. Buie has a forthcoming solo show at Welcome to Jr. High! in Los Angeles, CA in January 2018.