Area of Research: Photography
Undergraduate Institution: Brenau University
Place of Birth: Ridgewood, New Jersey
“I am having a quarter-life crisis. Not sure who I am…” Nicole Klein, preferably known as Nikki, is immediately honest about her inner struggles. Through photography and mixed media installations, she seeks to define herself personally and culturally. Klein is of Cuban-American decent. Her grandmother and mother, now residents of the United States, spent much of their early lives in Cuba. Klein’s mixed media pieces provide an intimate look into this time, and specifically when they were each twenty-four years old, the age the artist is now. Through a combination of both personal and found domestic objects and audio recordings, Klein reflects on their past as well as her own heritage and identity. The artist continues this investigation of personal self through her photographs, which evoke the artist’s search for a sense of place and belonging. Using distorted lenses and a “peephole” format that produces a voyeuristic distance, Klein insinuates that she is in a period of exploration and has fully yet to embrace her Cuban heritage.
-CC
Table (Mother) 2012, Mixed media, sound on side table
No comments:
Post a Comment