8.31.2013

inspiring

the work of photographer Ariana Page Rusell, who uses her body/skin to create beautiful/disturbing works of art.


Rant, 2010

Rave, 2010

Seethe, 2010

Radiate, 2010

Russell has a rare skin condition, dermatographism, that causes welts to form when her skin is scratched. pretty amazing stuff. the use of color in this series, titled Save Face, is what is so arresting to me. they evoke angry sunburns, or the musculature that lies just beneath skin. combine that with her confronting the camera while she is manipulating her skin? magic.

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