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| EN FOCO | Photographers | |
 © Rebecca Martinez, Carrie and Emmy, PreTenders Series  © Rebecca Martinez, Emmy at the Voting Venue, PreTenders Series  © Rebecca Martinez, States of Being, PreTenders Series |
Rebecca Martinez Born: Los Angeles, CA Resides: San Francisco, CA Heritage: Latina Selected Exhibitions: En Foco at Calumet Photographic, New York, NY 2010 Robert Tat Gallery Berkeley Rep Theatre SFMOMA Artist Gallery at the SFMOMA Mueseo SIghtings Gallery Magic Theatre Berkeley Repertory Theatre Dallas Contemporary Robert Tat Gallery Stephen Wirtz Gallery George Krevsky Gallery University Medical Center at Princeton Wraparound International Larson Gallery Photowork Barrett Art Center Bryn Mawr The Armory Art Center Aguirre Gallery Toledo Friends of Photograhy Awards: En Foco's New Works Photography Awards #13 Fellowship, 2009-10 Residencies: Center for Photography at Woodstock, 2010 "Babies create strong emotions for the bearer, holder and observer. I have discovered this holds true even when it is known the baby is not real. I am photographing dolls that are created to look like living babies. They are constructed and weighted to feel like real infants. They are the most powerful objects I have ever worked with, and I am struck by the strong and palpable emotional reactions they produce. Besides the dominant biological instinct to nurture, occasionally I witness revulsion (the beholder feels the baby is dead); hostility; and for some it is an opportunity to behave inappropriately. There are three main components to this series. Carrie Fisher has been my primary muse with these dolls. Carrie drew from her dark humor, deep wit and creative genius to construct scenes of a haggard homemaker, a bored mother and a beautiful sofisticated housewife, all the while acting out forbidden thoughts and impulses with brave intelligence. I also bring the 'babies' out in different public and social situations and photograph people's responses. I always explain that the baby is not real; I inform them this is a project. My photographs capture their reactions and are not staged. People take the baby and create their own narrative." Website: |
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