

Child Interrupted, Self-Portrait
2023
In "Child Interrupted, Self-Portrait" (2023), Martine Gutierrez turns the camera inward with characteristic precision, constructing an image that holds childhood and selfhood in careful, unsettling tension. The C-print, measuring 35.6 × 26.2 cm, carries the rich chromatic depth and sharp resolution that defines Gutierrez's photographic practice, where surface beauty operates as both armor and invitation. Every formal decision, from composition to color, functions as an act of authorship over a body and an identity that mainstream visual culture has historically refused to imagine on its own terms. Gutierrez, who controls every element of her productions including styling, set design, and performance, draws here on autobiography as a site of transformation rather than confession. The "interrupted" quality announced in the title suggests a narrative paused mid-sentence, a self caught between versions of itself, and the resulting image rewards sustained looking. Her practice has long engaged questions of trans identity, commercialism, and the politics of representation, and this work continues that inquiry while narrowing its focus to something more intimate and psychologically charged. Available through Ryan Lee in a tightly limited edition of eight, each print is signed by the artist and offered framed, ensuring the collector receives the work in its complete, intended form. The small edition size reflects the intimacy of the subject matter and positions this piece as a meaningful point of entry into one of the most critically recognized bodies of work in contemporary photography. Gutierrez's presence in major institutional collections and exhibitions internationally lends this work both cultural significance and long-term collecting confidence.
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- C-print
- Overall
- Framed
- Signed
- Yes
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- Gallery · RYAN LEE
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