In May and June of 2008, during an artist residency with the Hungarian Multicultural Center in Budapest, Hungary, I created a photographic series entitled, "Vestige".
In these images, the surreal relationship between a plastic uterus and a faceless woman is meant to create visual tension that represents the ongoing internal conflict I often experience as a single, middle-aged, unmarried woman with no children. For example, during most of my life, I have felt the need to maintain personal independence and mobility. At the same time, I wish to express the maternal, nurturing aspect of my personality (associated with the traditional concept of feminine identity). Special acknowledgment goes to my friend Eric Blackmore for his assistance with the photography.
In August of 2008, "Vestige" was on exhibit at the Mucius Gallery in Budapest. The photos are currently in a show at the Symbol Gallery in Budapest, Hungary, until the end of October, 2008. These gallery exhibitions are group shows that include work by other artists who have participated in the artist residency program at the Hungarian Multicultural Center in Budapest. Megan Randlett and Benjamin Page are among those artists who I befriended during the residency. To see their artwork, click on their names.
1 comment:
Lisa, I love this. The woman is so obviously torn between her physical, maternal nature, and her own self, spirit, and mind. Or perhaps not even torn, but simply contemplating this aspect of herself, weighing the consequences of movement toward the maternal.
I have often felt this, and often feel torn between my motherhood and who I am as a person beyond this - who I was before, which is now put on the shelf, for some time.
Thank your for sharing this.
xo
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