I find Simonutti's work to be extremely interesting due to the strange nature of her images. They are truly thought up in moments of insanity. They take place in mundane places yet the images are not taken of realistic life. She successfully makes the mundane interesting and even scary. I want my work to have this same effect. This idea of taking everyday places like the kitchen and my bedroom, and turning it into part of a fantasy novel.
Biography:
"Imagine being diagnosed with “rapidly cycling mixed state bipolar with schizoaffective disorder” (hearing alien voices in your head ), being a photographer, being on meds that allow you some clarity, isolating yourself in your digs, and recording your responses to your condition in straight toned scenario shots; and you will grasp Lauren Simonutti’s amazing project of projecting subjective images of mental disease into small-format silver gelatin contact prints," (Newcityart.com).
Quotes:
"The problem with madness is that you can feel it coming but when you tell people you think you are going crazy they do not believe you." - Lauren Simonutti
"I am aware enough to know the things I see and hear are not real, but that does not mean I do not still see and hear them. " - Lauren Simonutti
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