I first met Anabel Vázquez Rodríguez in her capacity as a curator. I had no idea that I was working with a powerhouse self-portrait artist as well. Anabel’s photographs are mysterious and haunting, revealing a woman caught between two worlds. Originally from Puerto Rico but now based in New England, she explores ideas of displacement […]
Archives for October 2020
Focus on Self-Portraiture: Agnieszka Sosnowska
Most of my early self-portraits were taken in my apartment, furtively, without a narrative or a concept beyond a feeling. The first project I made was set in hotel rooms; I had yet to make it outside. Then I encountered the work of Agnieszka Sosnowski. In her powerful self-portrait projects, the environment is a character […]
Focus on Self-Portraiture: Juan Cristóbal Cobo
Juan Cristóbal Cobo and I were paired together for a Leica talk on photographing at home during a pandemic. I had never seen his work before, and I was blown away that someone so new to self-portraits could be so inventive. Many of us dip our toes in the water and slowly inch in. Juan […]
Focus on Self-Portraiture: Nydia Bias
Nydia Blas’ photographs are magical, whether she is photographing herself or others. They take me to a place I’ve never been, a place I want to know more about. As I look through all of her bodies of work, I see that she is using a visual vocabulary and metaphorical threads that are uniquely her […]
Focus on Self-Portraiture: Jennifer McClure
This week we are looking into the mirror and considering who we see. Photographer and educator Jennifer McClure has been examining self for much of her photographic legacy and she is our editor this week, sharing five artists who are working in the genre of Self-Portraiture. Today we begin with Jennifer’s project, Still the Body, […]
Spirit: Focus on Indigenous Art, Artists, and Issues: Kali Spitzer & Bubzee
Body as site carrying blood memory forward. Interrupted by colonial acts. Relationships revive Weaving together the strength of ancestors. Through generative collaboration, Kali Spitzer (Jewish and Kaska Dena) and Bubzee (European settler) hold space for one another braiding their ancestral connections to heal colonial wounds. Created on the unceded lands of Musqueam, Skwxwú7mesh, Tsleil-Waututh, Sinixt and Mi’kmaq […]