{"id":899,"date":"2019-05-13T02:51:15","date_gmt":"2019-05-13T01:51:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/debraflynnphotography.co.uk\/OCA\/can-blog\/?p=899"},"modified":"2019-05-13T02:51:15","modified_gmt":"2019-05-13T01:51:15","slug":"francesca-woodman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/debraflynnphotography.co.uk\/OCA\/can-blog\/2019\/05\/13\/francesca-woodman\/","title":{"rendered":"Francesca Woodman"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u201cIt is difficult not to read Woodman\u2019s many self-portraits \u2013 she produced over five hundred during her short lifetime \u2013 as alluding to a troubled state of mind. She committed suicide at the age of twenty-two.\u201d (Bright, 2010, p.25)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Francesca Woodman (1958\u201381) explored issues of gender representation and the use
of the female body in her work. Self-portraits dominate her substantial portfolio, often
portraying dark psychological states and disturbing scenes. She uses her body, locations and props to evoke a sense of surrealism, mystery and vulnerability. In Space2, for example, her body almost disappears into the blur of movement. This visual strategy recurs in her work and, since her death, has been interpreted as Woodman using photography both to present herself to the camera as an exhibitionist and to help herself disappear.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Look up Francesca Woodman\u2019s images online. What evidence can you find for Bright\u2019s
analysis?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Google search for images by Francesca Woodman

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I think that perhaps Bright is reading Woodman’s images with the hindsight of her subsequent death. I think it is natural for us all to explore our existence in time and space. Especially as in this instance she was possibly responding to an assignment brief, whilst studying at university. The title Space2, is actually Space squared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.tate.org.uk\/art\/artworks\/woodman-space-providence-rhode-island-ar00350<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.nationalgalleries.org\/art-and-artists\/artists\/francesca-woodman<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

http:\/\/users.rider.edu\/~suler\/photopsy\/surreal.htm
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as a human being we can move around and occupy different parts of a space, whilst the space itself can not move. I have tried this out myself using long exposure to put myself in the image but not in the image at the same time. Looking at the idea of only passing through time and leaving traces of oneself. <\/p>\n\n\n\n