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Kory Alexander

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Nate Francis — Self Portrait (Fire Island Pines)
Nate Francis

Self Portrait (Fire Island Pines)

2025

A compelling mixed-media assemblage by Nate Francis consisting of six instant film photographs mounted on a white ground within a dark wood shadow box frame. The photographs depict a beach setting — likely Fire Island Pines — and include a self-portrait of the artist with his shadow cast dramatically across the sand, partial nude figure studies, blue floral fabric, and textured sand dunes, collectively forming an intimate autobiographical narrative. The layered, casual arrangement of the prints evokes a personal diary aesthetic, referencing the photographic vernacular of queer beach culture and summer leisure. The work functions simultaneously as self-portraiture and landscape, blending the artist's body and environment into a unified visual statement.

Medium
Instant film photographs (Fujifilm Instax or similar) arranged in shadow box frame

Notes

Shadow box frame with dark walnut-toned finish and white backing. Contains six instant film photographs arranged in overlapping collage formation. Work includes partial nudity consistent with fine art figure photography. Framed dimensions not recorded.

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Nate Francis, Self Portrait (Fire Island Pines), 2025

A compelling mixed-media assemblage by Nate Francis consisting of six instant film photographs mounted on a white ground within a dark wood shadow box frame. The photographs depict a beach setting — likely Fire Island Pines — and include a self-portrait of the artist with his shadow cast dramatically across the sand, partial nude figure studies, blue floral fabric, and textured sand dunes, collectively forming an intimate autobiographical narrative. The layered, casual arrangement of the prints evokes a personal diary aesthetic, referencing the photographic vernacular of queer beach culture and summer leisure. The work functions simultaneously as self-portraiture and landscape, blending the artist's body and environment into a unified visual statement.

Medium
Instant film photographs (Fujifilm Instax or similar) arranged in shadow box frame
Year
2025

Related themes

Personal, Photography, Instant Film, American, LGBTQ+, 2025, Portrait, Self-Portrait, Colorful, Contemporary

Collected by

Kory Alexander