34 13th Ave NE, Suite B002B
Minneapolis, MN 55413
Self Portrait with Past is part of a series of images that was inspired, in part, by photographer, Anne Brigman,
whose images explored the idea of ecofeminism. Brigman’s work, which was
unconventional for the time (1890’s), depicted nude women as mother
earth or fairy-like creatures dramatically posed in a natural landscape.
Brigman’s work suggested bohemianism and female liberation and was
heavily influenced by the connection between women and the earth. It was
Brigman’s sole concern to depict the oneness of woman and nature.
Very
much like Brigman, my images do play on the connection between women
and the earth. But, while Brigman’s images depicted a mythological or
dream-like fairytale in a hopeful manner, my work examines the darker
side that the devaluation of women and nature produce. My work chooses
to face the issue of duel degradation head-on, offering viewers a darker twist of past, present and future.
