Alice Christine Walker
Behind the Curtain
I am a queer, female visual artist and analog photographer based in Portland, Oregon. I am socially driven and create work as a response to my lived experience with sexism, body dysmorphia and mental health. I feel it is important to question inequity in power dynamics and I believe identity politics are used to keep groups marginalized. My work is self reflective, exploring materials, lyrics and literature from popular culture while combining it with methods such as drawing and collage. I have a long history with the photo booth and it is my choice of medium for its historical and metaphoric meaning. Historically, behind the photo booth curtain was the a safe place for people to explore their self expression and inner monologues without the intimidation of interacting with a photographer. Metaphorically, the chemically developed images are often flawed yet simultaneously whole and complete. For self portraiture, I see the photo booth as a complete studio where it uniquely captures a sequence of time. My work tells stories through multiple strips or single frames, weaving together narratives in which I discuss and explore the above topics that I have been witness to, simultaneously providing the viewer with imagery that creates meaningful dialogue. Each print in this series is a signed limited edition of 10.