2022 Grad Show

Emma Kern

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Photography

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Emma Kern employs the ideologies of surrealism into her photography. Implementing unusual props and interesting photoshop techniques Emma can create odd, and experimental images that evoke questions and mood. Often using portraits, the body and landscape in unusual ways to fit a theme or within a conceptual thought. These concepts often come with an understanding of place, landscape and the relationships the artist makes in their given environment. A deeply personal connection to the place where Emma grew up also influences their work to tell the story of where they are and the personal connection they have through minimal landscapes, and environmental portraits of small subjects to grasp the feeling of the space. Emma takes inspiration from the landscape, architecture, and feelings of home to achieve a sense of vastness from the surrounding areas.

Minimalist Trees Bleak and minimal, this tree line contrasts between itself as the black of the trees stands out over the white of the "snow"

Minimalist Trees

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Minimalist Trees Bleak and minimal, this tree line contrasts between itself as the black of the trees stands out over the white of the "snow"
Dreams As a child I was always having some form of a dream or nightmare. These instances of surreal, out of body and mind experiences inspired my work. I always hated dreaming almost as much as I hated having a nightmare. Both left me feeling lost and tired, like they had taken sleep away from me. “I’d Hate to be Left Here” visualizes how I feel during my dreams and nightmares, like I am being kept somewhere I do not want to be, forced to experience the montage that was my dream or nightmare. I was bei
Nightmares As a child I was always having some form of a dream or nightmare. These instances of surreal, out of body and mind experiences inspired my work. I always hated dreaming almost as much as I hated having a nightmare. Both left me feeling lost and tired, like they had taken sleep away from me. “I’d Hate to be Left Here” visualizes how I feel during my dreams and nightmares, like I am being kept somewhere I do not want to be, forced to experience the montage that was my dream or nightmare. I was bei

I'd Hate to be Left Here

This set of works was part of a group show for the Photography Festival Exposure at King Edward CSpace called "Dreams and Nightmares" These works are a visual depiction of my interpretation of what Dreams and Nightmares mean to me.

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Dreams As a child I was always having some form of a dream or nightmare. These instances of surreal, out of body and mind experiences inspired my work. I always hated dreaming almost as much as I hated having a nightmare. Both left me feeling lost and tired, like they had taken sleep away from me. “I’d Hate to be Left Here” visualizes how I feel during my dreams and nightmares, like I am being kept somewhere I do not want to be, forced to experience the montage that was my dream or nightmare. I was bei
I'd Hate to be Left Here AUArts Grad Show Kern_Emma_Nightmares_Images
Nightmares As a child I was always having some form of a dream or nightmare. These instances of surreal, out of body and mind experiences inspired my work. I always hated dreaming almost as much as I hated having a nightmare. Both left me feeling lost and tired, like they had taken sleep away from me. “I’d Hate to be Left Here” visualizes how I feel during my dreams and nightmares, like I am being kept somewhere I do not want to be, forced to experience the montage that was my dream or nightmare. I was bei

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