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Francesca Woodman (1958 - 1981)
One room comprising 18 rare vintage black and white photographs, the collection once owned by the artist’s boyfriend.
Woodman’s photographs exhibit the influence of surrealism and have a timeless quality that is ethereal and unique. Many of her self-portraits present her in otherwise deserted interior spaces, where her body almost merges with its surroundings, covered by sections of peeling wallpaper, half hidden behind the flat plane of a door, or crouching over a mirror. Often using slow exposures that blur her moving figure into a ghostly presence, Woodman seems to combine performance with self-exposure, suggesting the exploration of extreme psychological states.

