Shelagh Howard: The Secret Keepers - LENSCRATCH

This week we explore works made by female-identifying lens-based artists who explore issues affecting contemporary women.  I’ve approached the projects this week thinking about these questions: How is this point in time different for female artists?  What issues need to be addressed in our current climate?  In “The Secret Keepers”, Shelagh Howard’s images are tender,

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Howard layers imagery and process seven times for each final image, mirroring the average number of times it takes to leave an abusive relationship.  The blurred lines and shapes from layering the images echo this sense of confusion, while the in-focus gestures or expressions communicate the combative and intimate aspects of this issue

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