A Complex Definition of a Body: A Kinship Circle Back
A Complex Definition of a Body
A Kinship Circle Back
April 17th @ 7 PM EDT on Zoom
Where do our bodies end and other bodies begin? How does our understanding of the edges of our being influence us? Join us for a practice group circle back that will ponder these questions and more as participants share their explorations of what we consider bodies.
For six weeks, participants met and worked in a diverse range of photographic techniques to play with the complexity of defining what a body is. Join us as the participants share their experiences and images that came from the prompts within the practice group.
Join circle back participants:
Anna Mikuskova @a.mikuskova
Beate Sass @BeateSassPhoto
Brenda Spielmann @BrendaSpielmann
Eliza Bell @elizabellphotography
Frances Bukovsky @Frances_Bukovsky
Kaoly Gutierrez @KaolyGTZ
Anna Mikuskova @a.mikuskova grew up in the Czech Republic and is currently based in Alaska. She received an MA in English language (Masaryk University) and an MFA in Photography and Related Media (RIT). Her photographs have been exhibited nationally and internationally including the Anchorage Museum and The Art Gallery of the University of New England. Her work frequently turns to themes of home, belonging, and the intimate relationships we form with the environments we inhabit.
Beate Sass @BeateSassPhoto is a photo-based artist whose imagery is inspired by the Southwest region where she grew up. Beate is not only drawn to capture the essence and beauty of her subjects but to also utilize her knowledge of visual storytelling to highlight and amplify the voices of those who are often overlooked.
Brenda Spielmann @BrendaSpielmann, a Brazilian-born artist based in Canada, uses photography, storytelling, and photo-intervention such as embroidery to explore notions of normalcy and human diversity. Brenda's aim is to celebrate diversity in meaningful ways, fostering a culture of intentional understanding.
Eliza Bell @elizabellphotography is a documentary wedding + family photographer in Asheville, NC. She is genuinely smitten with this work, and essentially just wants people to feel seen. Currently, she is working on a project attempting to expand the story of maternity portraits, as well as a collaborative project combining photos and poems.
Frances Bukovsky @Frances_Bukovsky makes images about the relationships between bodies, places, and identities in the context of chronic illness, disability, and queerness. They apply interdisciplinary research to self portraiture, documentary photography, and alternative processes to tie the intimate to the systemic.
Kaoly Gutierrez @KaolyGTZ is a Mexican freelance documentary and portrait photographer based in Asheville, North Carolina. She uses the medium of photography as a tool to experience integration with herself and others. She typically approaches her work with a curiosity to comprehend and document her identity and spirituality as well as to understand different subject matters that present themselves to her.
Anna Mikuskova @a.mikuskova
Beate Sass @BeateSassPhoto
Frances Bukovsky @Frances_Bukovsky
Eliza Bell @elizabellphotography
