© Francesca Woodman, courtesy George and Betty Woodman
Photographs from the 'Self Deceit' series
Artist: Francesca Woodman (1958 - 1981)
Location: Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art
Date: 1978
Materials: vintage gelatin silver print
Dimensions: each: 9.2 x 9.2cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £26,052 (Total: £66,291)
Vendor: Through Marian Goodman Gallery
Review number: 5647 (2005)
Provenance:
Artist's estate.
Description:
A collection of 5 photographs showing the artist alone and naked in a room. The only accessory is a mirror which the artist sits beside, stands on, creeps beside and behind and uses to hide her head. These are not self-portraits in the usual sense as we only see Woodman's face in one of them (Self-Deceit 1). The poses and movements are gestures of refusal - refusal to expose the body and the 'self' to the gaze of the camera.
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