Photographer Caitlin Atkinson, Artist Statement from her site at the bottom of post. I heard a lecture she gave at SVA and in person, speaking about her work she is very akward, timid and unsure of herself. I think it made her work even more effective because it appears to be very much 'her'. Do most people present or talk about their wok in a manner that applies to their style or subject of their work? For example, Her work is about embarrasment and isolation and she sounds genuinely embarrassed and defeated when descirbing her experiences with it.
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.
Statement:
Whether it is an awkward public interaction, unreal crisis, or moment of social disconnection, ordinary life is full of abrupt occurences 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 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 disguised human nature.
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