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Allison Morris
About
Allison Morris is a photo based in Toronto, Canada. Her practice explores themes of beauty, identity, performance and the construction of femininity. Drawing on the history of women portrayed in art, she uses self-portraiture and traditionally feminized materials to challenge our perceptions of the body and the boundaries it creates.
The home and the body can provide a sense of security and space for self-expression. However, they can also be confining sites of subordination and anxiety. By transforming into domestic objects and domestic space itself, this photographic self-portrait blurs the boundary between the body and the home, bringing these tensions to light.
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Allison Morris est une photographe travaillant à Toronto, au Canada. Sa pratique explore les thèmes de la beauté, de l’identité, de la performance et de la construction de la féminité. S’inspirant de l’histoire des femmes représentées dans l’art, Morris utilise l’autoportrait et des matériaux traditionnellement féminisés pour remettre en question notre perception du corps et des limites qu’il crée.
La maison et le corps peuvent procurer un sentiment de sécurité et d’espace propice à l’auto-expression. Cependant, ils peuvent aussi représenter des lieux de subordination et d’anxiété. En se transformant en objets et en espace domestiques, cet autoportrait photographique brouille la frontière entre le corps et la maison en mettant en évidence ces tensions.
This artwork location has been generously provided by Rosebowl Steak & Seafood.
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