Francesca Hummler
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Queen of p q b d
2021 Photograph 30" x 20" $250 Website: https://francescahummler.com/ California, USA VO by Mari Weiss |
Mylar Fingers
2021 Photograph 30” x 20” $250 |
ABOUT THE ARTWORK:
My dyslexia has affected my intellectual self-image. As a teenager I was ridiculed for reading slowly and struggling with spelling. After writing my dissertation, I realized how dyslexia is connected with creativity and memory, which are both enormous assets on my journey as a photographer. Now when I write, my fingers still struggle to produce the correct letters, but my writing flows more freely than ever before.
The fingers shine, helping me to translate the light of my thoughts into words I can share.
The fingers shine, helping me to translate the light of my thoughts into words I can share.
BIO:
Francesca Hummler is a photographer based in San Diego, California. She received her B.A. in Media Arts from the University of California at San Diego in 2019 and is currently a Photography Masters candidate at The Royal College of Art in London, England. Interested in issues regarding identity, she draws from her personal experiences to engage in photo-therapy through self-portraiture. Francesca's portraiture explores gendered themes and the trauma of not belonging. Her work was selected to be shown in the Paris Photo festival as a laureate for Carte Blanche Students 2021. She has also exhibited in group shows at the Irvine Fine Arts Center, Adam D. Kamil Gallery, La Bodega Gallery, and the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego.
DESCRIPTION:
Queen of p q b d
A pale skinned woman with waist length wavy dark hair looks to her left. Her bare back and hip face us. The fingers of both hands are tipped with foot long sliver rods that taper to blunt point like knitting needles. Her right-hand rests at her waist. The fingers jut toward her right shoulder. She holds a clear orb in her left hand. Light strikes the orb from above, creating a shaft of blue light from the center of the work to the lower left corner.
Mylar Fingers
On a dark background a left hand, palm up and facing us, holds a clear orb. The right-hand rests just above the bent elbow on the back of the forearm. The fingers of both hands are tipped with foot long sliver rods that taper to blunt point like knitting needles. Matte bands adorn the fingers. Light from above strikes the orb, creating rays of diffuse, pale blue green light.
-descriptions by Teri Grossman
A pale skinned woman with waist length wavy dark hair looks to her left. Her bare back and hip face us. The fingers of both hands are tipped with foot long sliver rods that taper to blunt point like knitting needles. Her right-hand rests at her waist. The fingers jut toward her right shoulder. She holds a clear orb in her left hand. Light strikes the orb from above, creating a shaft of blue light from the center of the work to the lower left corner.
Mylar Fingers
On a dark background a left hand, palm up and facing us, holds a clear orb. The right-hand rests just above the bent elbow on the back of the forearm. The fingers of both hands are tipped with foot long sliver rods that taper to blunt point like knitting needles. Matte bands adorn the fingers. Light from above strikes the orb, creating rays of diffuse, pale blue green light.
-descriptions by Teri Grossman
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