FEMMES FUTURISTES
These Femmes Futuristes are viewed as if with x-ray vision. Their patchwork interiors hint at what they have lived, their silhouettes offer clues as to how they have proceeded through time.
Each Femme Futuriste begins as a small handmade collage, combining my photographs with ephemeral images from our shared visual culture, and sometimes with miscellanea or paint. The collages are then scanned at a high resolution so they can be produced as large, archival pigment prints.
These figures suggest possibilities and inspire a jettisoning of self-doubt. They encourage a transformation where qualities and attitudes are chosen freely, independent of societal and familial norms and pressures.
The Femmes Futuristes point toward new opportunities, bold authenticity, and a sense of adventure. May we all move forward with them, piecing together the best remnants of our personal histories and living our lives with flair and without apology.
Kathryn Dunlevie
2024 archival pigment print (from a hand-made collage) on wood panel 47" x 33"
2023 archival pigment print (from a hand-made collage) on wood panel 47" x 33"
2024 archival pigment print (from a hand-made collage) on wood panel 47" x 33"
2022 archival pigment print (from a hand-made collage) on wood panel 47" x 33"
2021 archival pigment print (from a hand-made collage) on wood panel 47" x 33"
2021 archival pigment print (from a hand-made collage) on wood panel 47" x 33"
2021 archival pigment print (from a hand-made collage) on wood panel 47" x 33"
2021 archival pigment print (from a hand-made collage) on wood panel 47" x 33"
2022 archival pigment print (from a hand-made collage) on wood panel 47" x 33"
2022 archival pigment print (from a hand-made collage) on wood panel 47" x 33"
2021 archival pigment print (from a hand-made collage) on wood panel 47" x 33"
2021 archival pigment print (from a hand-made collage) on wood panel 47" x 33"
2021 archival pigment print (from a hand-made collage) on wood panel 47" x 33"
2022 archival pigment print (from a hand-made collage) on wood panel 47" x 33"
2022 archival pigment print (from a hand-made collage) on wood panel 47" x 33"
2022 archival pigment print (from a hand-made collage) on wood panel 47" x 33"
2021 archival pigment print (from a hand-made collage) on wood panel 47" x 33"
2021 archival pigment print (from a hand-made collage) on wood panel 47" x 33"
2021 archival pigment print (from a hand-made collage) on wood panel 47" x 33"
2021 archival pigment print (from a hand-made collage) on wood panel 47" x 33"
2021 archival pigment print (from a hand-made collage) on wood panel 40" x 37.5"
2022 archival pigment print (from a hand-made collage) on wood panel 47" x 33"
2021 archival pigment print (from a hand-made collage) on wood panel 47" x 33"
2021 archival pigment print (from a hand-made collage) on wood panel 47" x 33"
2014 archival pigment print (from a hand-made collage) on wood panel 41.5" x 39.25"
archival pigment print (from a hand-made collage) on wood panel 2021