WINNERS

Notions & Impressions

  • Photographer
    Morgan Ford Willingham, United States
  • Prize
    Silver Winner in Fine Art/Collage

Th series considers how instrumental nature versus nurture is in the developing roles of parent and child, the two fluctuating between the observer and the observed. The images allude to familial intimacy and the art historical and cultural influences that shape the context of motherhood, femininity, and women’s identity. When presented collectively, these depictions present visual narratives that attest to selfhood, uncertainty, and parallels that are threaded between the two figures. Cyanotype printed on found, domestic textiles are collaged with hand embroidery techniques.