A collection about household and resilience within the face of hardship by lens-based artist Rachel Bounce. Born in Chicago, acquired her BFA(Hons) from the Rhode Island Faculty of Design in 2014 and is at present pursuing her MFA on the College of New Mexico Faculty of Wonderful Arts. Her observe typically makes use of black and white images as a technique of efficiency, setting up photographs grounded in reminiscence and metaphor to look at her life and interpersonal relationships. “Everyone seems to be Icarus” is a physique of labor that focuses on the aftermath of her father’s genetic take a look at outcomes—outcomes which revealed a hereditary dysfunction that heightens susceptibility to varied sicknesses. The mission explores Bounce and her household’s efforts to offer consolation and assist:
“Via this collaboration, we information one another via the burden of newfound readability, supporting each other as we confront how our lineage and shared experiences form our sense of id. What points of ourselves can we select to inherit, and what elements lie past our management? My images reveal not solely the bodily and psychological traits we inherit but additionally how we resolve to reconcile with these truths. Via this narrative, I hope to uncover the steadiness between acceptance and company, highlighting my household’s recognition and defiance towards the trail that has been carved out for us.”
