Bronte Grimm
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Disperse
2021 Photo 14" x 11" $500 Fall 2021 Photo 14" x 11" $500 |
ABOUT THE ARTWORK:
Part of their recent “Disassociate” series, digitally created photos on the topic of disassociation.
“No models were used in the creation of this piece. Due to being disabled and immunocompromised, shooting live models has become too dangerous for me. So, I taught myself 3D modeling, and I shot the digital model in the program with the same lighting setup I would in person for a shoot, with the same camera settings. Because the world doesn’t care about disabled people, I adapted, like disabled people always have to do. I adapted to work on a piece in a series about isolation during a plague.”
“No models were used in the creation of this piece. Due to being disabled and immunocompromised, shooting live models has become too dangerous for me. So, I taught myself 3D modeling, and I shot the digital model in the program with the same lighting setup I would in person for a shoot, with the same camera settings. Because the world doesn’t care about disabled people, I adapted, like disabled people always have to do. I adapted to work on a piece in a series about isolation during a plague.”
STATEMENT:
Brontë Grimm is an award-winning and nationally exhibited multimedia photographer, multidisciplinary artist, and queer trans disability activist whose artwork focuses on initiating a dialogue about issues facing the disabled. They were the recent subject of the short documentary “Kathryne: Uncensored” where they discussed accessibility in the arts, and their artwork has been published in various literary journals and art magazines. Brontë’s activist work has led to numerous lectures and presentations on disability rights and issues facing the disability community, including ableism in media narratives and representation.
They formerly sat on the board of the Kansas Disability Caucus and on the Expressions curatorial and organizing committee through The Whole Person as their Disabled Artist Representative. Brontë’s current activism and art focus is breaking down the barriers of how disabled bodies are viewed in contemporary art and in society, bringing awareness to the lack of accessibility within the American arts scene, and discussing the intersection of Domestic Violence, Disability, and Queerness.
They formerly sat on the board of the Kansas Disability Caucus and on the Expressions curatorial and organizing committee through The Whole Person as their Disabled Artist Representative. Brontë’s current activism and art focus is breaking down the barriers of how disabled bodies are viewed in contemporary art and in society, bringing awareness to the lack of accessibility within the American arts scene, and discussing the intersection of Domestic Violence, Disability, and Queerness.
DESCRIPTION:
Disassociation
Disperse
Fall
The figures in the photos have light tan skin, long necks and dark red lips. The backgrounds are dark. The figure in “Disperse” faces us. Her hands are raised just below her face; her left-hand cups her right. A tiny tattoo adorns the side of her middle finger. She looks up, chin raised. Her face above her nose is obscured by a brown mist. A lock of straight brown hair curves around her neck and right shoulder. A thin beige spaghetti strap digs into her right shoulder. In “Disassociate” her face is tilted left. The face is blurred, suggesting motion. Her dark hair flows behind her. Light falls from the upper right creating a bright light patch on the left side of her face. In “Fall” a slender nude woman floats with her head in shadows, back arched. Behind and below her is the same much fainter figure. Light falls from above on the right.
-descriptions by Teri Grossman
Disperse
Fall
The figures in the photos have light tan skin, long necks and dark red lips. The backgrounds are dark. The figure in “Disperse” faces us. Her hands are raised just below her face; her left-hand cups her right. A tiny tattoo adorns the side of her middle finger. She looks up, chin raised. Her face above her nose is obscured by a brown mist. A lock of straight brown hair curves around her neck and right shoulder. A thin beige spaghetti strap digs into her right shoulder. In “Disassociate” her face is tilted left. The face is blurred, suggesting motion. Her dark hair flows behind her. Light falls from the upper right creating a bright light patch on the left side of her face. In “Fall” a slender nude woman floats with her head in shadows, back arched. Behind and below her is the same much fainter figure. Light falls from above on the right.
-descriptions by Teri Grossman
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