Form and Function
England
2019
Form and Function explore our relationship with the human body. In this contorted fashion, the body becomes almost inhuman. Without identifying features, we focus on aspects of the human form usually overlooked. Evidence of humanity appears in a red mark on the skin from a recent scratch, or the subtle imprint from a piece of clothing.
The work studies the intimate interactions between the figures as they support and rely on each other. They are placed in empty rooms where subtle familiar markers suggest to us that they are homes. They are distinctly lived in but intentionally stripped bare.
People of different genders, ages, sexualities, body shapes and skin tones are treated equally, becoming anonymous structures that critique body image social norms. In an age when we are saturated with digitally enhanced imagery, these fleshy sculptures challenge how we look at the human body.
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About the artist
Born in 1991 and based in London, Chloe Rosser has graduated from Falmouth University. She has exhibited extensively across the UK with her solo exhibitions. She was selected for The Catlin Guide 2014 as one of the “40 most promising new graduate artists in the UK”, and was a finalist in the Renaissance Photography Prize 2015. In 2016 she was a winner in the ArtSlant Prize. She was longlisted in the 10th edition of the Aesthetica Art Prize, shortlisted in the Belfast Photo Festival Competition 2017 and chosen for the Editor’s Pick by Life Framer in 2018.