Galina Kurlat’s Vestige series is a series of lumen prints in which ephemera from her body directly interact with silver gelatin paper, creating a non-representational self-portrait. In these color-scape photograms, the female form, which is subjected to an onslaught of societal pressure and objectification, defies conventional representation, appearing as mark-making and surface disruptions on photographic paper. Lush pinks, mauves, and reds directly engage a "female" palate while subverting the recognizable for the abstract. Throughout the series, the repetition of the circle is not a direct reference to the body, but a nod to its absence.
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