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Francesca Woodman — On Being An Angel #1, Providence, Rhode Island
Francesca Woodman

On Being An Angel #1, Providence, Rhode Island

This gelatin silver print by Francesca Woodman captures the artist's characteristic exploration of the body in space through ethereal, ghostlike imagery that blurs the boundaries between figure and environment. The photograph exemplifies Woodman's signature aesthetic of ephemeral presence, where her nude or partially obscured form appears to dissolve into or emerge from architectural and natural surroundings. As a work printed later by Igor Bakht from Woodman's original negative, it preserves the haunting quality of her brief but influential career, which focused on themes of vulnerability, transience, and the relationship between the corporeal and the intangible.

Medium
Gelatin silver print, printed later by Igor Bakht.
Location
Phillips, Salt Lake City, UT

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April 2, 2025

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Francesca Woodman, On Being An Angel #1, Providence, Rhode Island

This gelatin silver print by Francesca Woodman captures the artist's characteristic exploration of the body in space through ethereal, ghostlike imagery that blurs the boundaries between figure and environment. The photograph exemplifies Woodman's signature aesthetic of ephemeral presence, where her nude or partially obscured form appears to dissolve into or emerge from architectural and natural surroundings. As a work printed later by Igor Bakht from Woodman's original negative, it preserves the haunting quality of her brief but influential career, which focused on themes of vulnerability, transience, and the relationship between the corporeal and the intangible.

Medium
Gelatin silver print, printed later by Igor Bakht.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

20th Century, Dreamlike Aesthetic, Conceptual Art, Black and White Photography, Female Figure, Contemporary Photography, American Artist, Figurative Art, Ethereal Mood, Experimental Photography

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