And all this trapped in a body Photo Gallery by ruthemily at pbase.com

And all this trapped in a body

"This girl has, as I have said, the qualities of greatness:

passion and vision, a wild ambition, a powerful social awareness,

an overpowering thirst for learning and development,

an impassioned love of life, a great gift of expression.

And all this trapped in a body."

Kim Chernin, on Ellen West (1981:171)

an nguyen		30-Sep-2012 02:48
Genial work .

Zeev Parush		07-Oct-2008 05:49
very interesting work - abstract comes to life. The feeling are strongly connect to the quote .

Phil Douglis		14-Jul-2007 06:28
You give us x-rays of the soul, Ruthie. And you encourage the viewer to read whatever he or she wishes into them, given the context in which they are presented.

Guest		14-Jul-2007 02:41
Thanks for the explanation,Ruth...makes this gallery even more special. LOVE it.

Guest		14-Jul-2007 01:10
I'd love to hang this series in my new home. Very thought provoking.

monkey_biscuit		13-Jul-2007 22:35
a fantastic series. The quote makes the set suddenly take shape like a cloud forming around the thoughts of the viewer. I see the being push hard from it's social snare, the representation of the species evident and oppressive...yeah! That's what film is for. Ace, I love it! :)

ruthemily		13-Jul-2007 21:36
Yes, Ann. Polaroid 600s - hung so the drying emulsion dripped into the shapes that form the female figures, and other aspects that define living with a woman's body. Some emulsion was also moved whilst drying, for the same reasons. They were then re-photographed and uploaded.

Guest		13-Jul-2007 21:14
Fascinating. Polaroids?

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