I am continuing a series of documentarian portraits that allow the viewer in on private and largely unseen moments in the life of the subject. I have been exploring these portraits through printmaking and collage. Each portrait is depicted in the process of preparing to go out in public, usually in front of a mirror. These moments of preparation are moments in which the individual fabricates part of their public identity. The audience experiences a voyeuristic moment in viewing a private moment of the formation of the subject’s public identity. The viewer however will inevitably consider their personal routines in comparison to these portraits. With the facilities I would have access to at Bemis, the series would have time and space to develop through mixed media processes. I plan on moving the work towards an installation project.
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