March 19, 2011

Jacki might find this interesting...


Caitlin Atkinson is a fine art photographer whom I found while Google-searching (you'll never guess): "fine art photographers" --amazing I got that result, I know.

But the first photographer I clicked on struck a chord with me about the conceptual work Jacki has done and continues to do.

Atkinson has only one series on her site with just eight photos, but it's worth it to look at: http://www.caitlinatkinson.net/chapter1.html



This is her artist statement concerning the series "Chapters":

Chapters
 A few nights ago, I locked myself out of my apartment for the third time this year. While I sat trying to decide what to do, I was overwhelmed with the thought that my life seems composed of one mistake after another; that I am living through a seemingly endless series of disappointments. No matter how hard I try, I can’t seem to get it right.

Whether it is an awkward public interaction, unreal crisis, or moment of social disconnection, ordinary life is full of abrupt occurrences that create discomfort and isolation.  It is often shocking and painful to discover how unsympathetic and harsh the world can be when we fail. The consequences of our transgressions, however small, leave us feeling inept and alone.

The photographs I create are all constructed scenes inspired by my own encounters with this fear and failure. My interest is focused on these breakdowns of everyday life and the subsequent relationship with defeat. The sad humor and vulnerability in the situations I stage allow viewers to identify with the character I portray. In exposing my own shame and seclusion, I am giving name to the anxiety that plagues us all. The images then serve not simply as an illumination of the feeling of embarrassment, but as representations of undisguised human nature.

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