To Be Seen ​

'Self Portrait'

'Between grief and nothing I will take grief (Faulkner) hmnn...maybe'

The ‘selfie’ dominates modern personal photography and portrays the self as always happy, confident and adventurous, even if the subject feels otherwise. ‘To Be Seen’ investigates vulnerability, loss and sadness as captured in the selfie portrait through the traditional craft based medium of cross-stitch. ​

'Krissy_Selfie Portrait'

'Steph_Selfie Portrait'

'You looking at me, looking at you'

'Estranged_E_2'

'Too much to be seen 2'

'Too much to be seen 1'

'Self-Portrait Fragment'

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'everything's a distraction'

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'I thought I saw you. It wasn't you'

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Exhibition To Be Seen Northern Rivers Community Gallery, Ballina, NSW 2019

Other works in the series below

'Self Portrait: Being Watched'. Finalist Emerging Artist Craft Award Craft, Sydney 2017

'Self Portrait Red Faced'. Finalist The Manning Art Prize: Naked & Nude Manning Regional Gallery 2017

Studio Works below: 

'Estranged_K_1'

'Estranged_K_2'

'Estrange_E_1'

'Constant aching'

'Permission Granted: Reclining Nude'

​© 2021 Karryn Argus