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Francesca Woodman — Providence, Rhode Island from Space2
Francesca Woodman

Providence, Rhode Island from Space2

A young woman merges with the peeling, decayed walls of an abandoned interior, her blurred figure dissolving into the texture of the crumbling surface. Woodman's long exposure technique renders the body ghostlike and transient, evoking themes of disappearance, identity, and the fragile boundary between self and environment. The stark black-and-white tones of the gelatin silver print intensify the haunting atmosphere, capturing a sense of vulnerability and impermanence within a deteriorating domestic space.

Medium
Gelatin silver print.

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A Constant Pursuit: Photographs from the Collection of Ed Cohen & Victoria Shaw

October 4, 2018

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Francesca Woodman, Providence, Rhode Island from Space2

A young woman merges with the peeling, decayed walls of an abandoned interior, her blurred figure dissolving into the texture of the crumbling surface. Woodman's long exposure technique renders the body ghostlike and transient, evoking themes of disappearance, identity, and the fragile boundary between self and environment. The stark black-and-white tones of the gelatin silver print intensify the haunting atmosphere, capturing a sense of vulnerability and impermanence within a deteriorating domestic space.

Medium
Gelatin silver print.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Conceptual Photography, 20th Century, Surrealist Photography, Figure Study, Gelatin Silver Print, Avant-Garde Photographer, American Artist, Introspective Mood, Female Photographer, Square Format, Black and White

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