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Sam Taylor-Johnson — Self Portrait Suspended I
Sam Taylor-Johnson

Self Portrait Suspended I

A striking chromogenic print by Sam Taylor-Johnson depicting the artist suspended horizontally in mid-air within a domestic interior, her body defying gravity in an eerie yet graceful pose. The work blurs the boundaries between vulnerability and control, invoking themes of transcendence, mortality, and the fragility of the human body. The photographic medium lends the image a hyper-real quality, heightening the tension between the impossible and the believable.

Medium
Chromogenic print.

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Photographs

November 7, 2013

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Sam Taylor-Johnson, Self Portrait Suspended I

A striking chromogenic print by Sam Taylor-Johnson depicting the artist suspended horizontally in mid-air within a domestic interior, her body defying gravity in an eerie yet graceful pose. The work blurs the boundaries between vulnerability and control, invoking themes of transcendence, mortality, and the fragility of the human body. The photographic medium lends the image a hyper-real quality, heightening the tension between the impossible and the believable.

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

Related themes

Photography, Color Photography, Suspended Figure, Figurative Photography, Surreal Mood, Fine Art Photography, Conceptual Art, British Artist, Contemporary Artist, Chromogenic Print, Self-Portrait, Ethereal Mood, Female Artist, Figurative

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