SeXXXy (Before the Portrait)

Karissa Hahn

United States of America / 2012 / Experimental / 2’6”I1400023

SeXXXy (Before the Portrait)
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SYNOPSIS

This piece was inspired by John William Waterhouse's portrait of "A Mermaid"(1901). A portrayal of this immobile creature connected to idealized images of femininity. Ultimately, it is a reenactment of Waterhouse's fictional musings while setting up for his portrait.

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